Infradiaphragmatic extralobar pulmonary sequestration is an extremely rare congenital malformation. It is more frequently diagnosed in the antenatal period due to routine ultrasonic examination of the fetus or in the first 6 months of life, though on rare occasions it is discovered incidentally in adults. A 32-yr-old man presenting with epigastric discomfort and fever was referred. Computed tom...

A localised fibrous mesothelioma arising from an intralobar lung sequestration occurred in a 64 year old Turkish woman. This appears to be the first report of a mesothelioma occurring within a pulmonary sequestration. (Thorax 1992;47:837-838) Department of Pathology N Paksoy M Altiner Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery A Demircan Department of Pulmonary Diseases M Artvinli School...

TOPIC: Genetic and Developmental Disorders TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) is a rare congenital abnormality of the lower respiratory tract occurring in approximately 1 10,000 to 35,000 live births. This anatomical variant results lung tissue that has blood supply from systemic circulation versus normal tracheobronchial tree. BPS cla...

Pulmonary sequestration is an uncommon condition that accounts for 0.5-6% of all pulmonary malformations and is typically diagnosed in childhood. Of the two forms of pulmonary sequestration, intralobar and extralobar, the latter is less frequently encountered. The current report describes the case of a 32-year-old female patient with chest and abdominal pain. Imaging (chest X-rays and CT scans ...

The common congenital lung malformations have traditionally been divided into separate pathological entities such as pulmonary airway malformations, cystic adenomatoid malformations, congenital lobar emphysema, intra or extra pulmonary sequestrations, bronchogenic and foregut cysts. Some may produce respiratory compromise immediately after birth or even in utero. The management of such life thr...