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Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow

A solitary spherical mass was found in the caudal part of the cranial lobe of the left lung of a 28-month-old Japanese Black cow. The mass was circumscribed, embedded in the lung parenchyma and not connected to the liver or diaphragm. Histologically, the mass comprised hepatocytes, portal structures...

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Autores principales: HIFUMI, Tatsuro, KAWAGUCHI, Hiroaki, YAMADA, Manabu, MIYOSHI, Noriaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24419875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0532
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author HIFUMI, Tatsuro
KAWAGUCHI, Hiroaki
YAMADA, Manabu
MIYOSHI, Noriaki
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description A solitary spherical mass was found in the caudal part of the cranial lobe of the left lung of a 28-month-old Japanese Black cow. The mass was circumscribed, embedded in the lung parenchyma and not connected to the liver or diaphragm. Histologically, the mass comprised hepatocytes, portal structures consisting of interlobular bile ducts, interlobular arteries and interlobular veins, and central veins. Based on the histological findings, a diagnosis of intrathoracic ectopic liver was made. Considering the absence of any previous history of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia or surgery, the mass might have resulted from a congenital abnormality. To our knowledge, this is the first report of intrathoracic ectopic liver in a cow that might have resulted from a congenital abnormality.
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spelling pubmed-40728802014-06-27 Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow HIFUMI, Tatsuro KAWAGUCHI, Hiroaki YAMADA, Manabu MIYOSHI, Noriaki J Vet Med Sci Pathology A solitary spherical mass was found in the caudal part of the cranial lobe of the left lung of a 28-month-old Japanese Black cow. The mass was circumscribed, embedded in the lung parenchyma and not connected to the liver or diaphragm. Histologically, the mass comprised hepatocytes, portal structures consisting of interlobular bile ducts, interlobular arteries and interlobular veins, and central veins. Based on the histological findings, a diagnosis of intrathoracic ectopic liver was made. Considering the absence of any previous history of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia or surgery, the mass might have resulted from a congenital abnormality. To our knowledge, this is the first report of intrathoracic ectopic liver in a cow that might have resulted from a congenital abnormality. The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2014-01-10 2014-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4072880/ /pubmed/24419875 http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0532 Text en ©2014 The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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HIFUMI, Tatsuro
KAWAGUCHI, Hiroaki
YAMADA, Manabu
MIYOSHI, Noriaki
Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title_full Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title_fullStr Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title_full_unstemmed Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title_short Intrathoracic Ectopic Liver in a Cow
title_sort intrathoracic ectopic liver in a cow
topic Pathology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24419875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.13-0532
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