Extension of liver tissue into the thorax following a right extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2006 Oct;12(5):355-7. [Link]

Yoshino I, Yamaguchi M, Kameyama T, Takuro K, Osoegawa A, Yohena T, Koga M, Maehara Y.

Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: ectopic liver, malignant pleural mesothelioma, extrapleural pneumonectomy