Lumbar azygos vein producing an azygos lobe in the right lung

Saudi Med J. 2002 Apr;23(4):471-3.

Abstract

The continuation of the azygos vein with the inferior vena cava and a well demarcated azygos lobe of the right lung were detected during routine dissection of a 65-years-old white male cadaver. The azygos arch was found dilated and malpositioned to create an aberrant azygos fissure in the right superior lobe which, was occupied by a fold of parietal pleura. The developmental and clinical significance of the azygos lobe is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Azygos Vein / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Lung / blood supply*
  • Male