Intrapulmonary ectopic liver

Ectopic hepatic tissue presenting as right atrial mass

“…Within the mediastinum, most ectopic liver parenchyma occurs in the lung parenchyma, presenting as asymptomatic radiopaque masses seen on chest x-ray. There are less than 10 cases of intrapulmonary ectopic liver reported in the literature but none in the heart [2]. The most recent case was found in a 54-year-old woman after orthotopic heart transplant [3].…”

Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with fusion of the liver and the lung

“…Other defects of the liver associated with CDH have been reported in the literature, including congenital bronchobiliary fistula associated with right CDH [3], intrapulmonary ectopic liver associated with right CDH [4], and accessory intrathoracic liver associated with left CDH [5,6]. These anomalies suggest a complex embryological relationship between the lung, the diaphragm, and the liver.…”

Torsion of an ectopic liver in a young child

“…Hepatic tissue may be found in the thorax as an extension of the liver through the diaphragm [4]. Hepatic parenchyma which is not contiguous with the liver may occur in the thorax, lung, splenic capsule, adrenal gland, pancreas, abdominal wall, gallbladder, esophagogastric junction, pylorus, omphalocele sac, umbilical cord, placenta, and retroperitoneum [2,3,[5][6][7][8]. Few cases of symptomatic accessory liver were reported in the literature, some of which were in infants [9,10].…”