INTRATHORACIC ACCESSORY LOBE OF THE LIVER
Authors: S A KAUFMAN, I M MADOFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 August 1960INTRATHORACIC ACCESSORY LOBE OF THE LIVERS. A. KAUFMAN, M.D., IRVING M. MADOFF, M.D.S. A. KAUFMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, IRVING M. MADOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-2-403 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn accessory or anomalous lobe of the liver is an uncommon finding which, while of little clinical importance, may present a diagnostic problem. It is usually an incidental finding in a patient with no pulmonary symptoms.Accessory liver lobes arise most commonly from the right lobe and may project in any direction. The most common is Riedel's lobe, which descends inferiorly along the right lateral abdominal wall as a tongue-like projection from the inferior border of the liver. Anomalous lobes arising from the superior surface of the liver present diagnostic problems, since they may appear as a rounded mass in...Bibliography1. Wagner A: Four cases of diaphragmatic intumescence, Acta Radiol. 26: 239-247, 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. KatzWilliams HJAJ: Accessory lobes of liver and their significance in roentgen diagnosis, Ann. Int. Med. 36: 880-883, 1952. LinkGoogle Scholar3. FriedmanSolis-CohenLevine PSLS: Accessory lobe of the liver and its significance in roentgen diagnosis, Am. J. Roentgenol. 57: 601-603, 1947. Google Scholar4. HardistyKearneyBrooks NMEAFP: Report of a case of anomalous lobe of the liver, Am. J. Roentgenol. 60: 486-489, 1948. Google Scholar5. HansbroughLipin ETRJ: Intrathoracic accessory lobe of the liver, Ann Surg. 145: 564-567, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication March 9, 1959.From the Department of Radiology and the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston.Requests for reprints should be addressed to S. A. Kaufman, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston 18, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThoracoscopic resection of an intrathoracic accessory liver lobe: An incidental finding in the workup of a child with a respiratory infectionINTRATHORACIC ECTOPIC LOBE OF LIVER PRESENTING AS PULMONARY SEQUESTRATIONEctopic umbilical liver in conjunction with biliary atresia: Uncommon associationInfantile hemangioendothelioma of heterotopic intrathoracic liver associated with diaphragmatic herniaAnomalous liver lobulation as a cause of perigastric massesFetal supradiaphragmatic accessory liver lobeEctopic liver tissue mass in the thoracic cavityEctopic LiverEctopic Liver in OmphaloceleHerniation of the Liver through the Foramen of MorgagniThe liver and Its Diseases 1 August 1960Volume 53, Issue 2Page: 403-407KeywordsDiagnostic radiologyHospital medicineLiverThoracic surgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...