Extension of liver tissue into the thorax following a right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Yoshino, I.; Yamaguchi, M.; Kameyama, T.; Takuro, K.; Osoegawa, A.; Yohena, T.; Koga, M.; Maehara, Y.
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Official Journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 12(5): 355-357
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1341-1098 PMID: 17095979 Document Number: 598040
A 56-year-old male underwent a right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Two years after the operation, an intrathoracic mass was suspected of recurrence by imaging, however, biopsy revealed that the mass was actively proliferating liver tissues. We discussed this condition in terms of ectopic liver proliferation.