Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration

• Autor(es): Cabral, Daniel ; Silvestre, Carina ; Cardoso, Teresa ; Rodrigues, Cristina
• Data: 2023
• Origem: Portuguese Journal of Cardiac Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo científico
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Male, 71 year-old, asymptomatic, former smoker and previous history of lung tuberculosis. Referred to outpatient clinic due to left lower lobe consolidation diagnosed on non-contrasted CT scan, with increased uptake on PET-CT. Then, a contrast-enhanced CT scan revealed extralobar pulmonary sequestration with venous drainage to the left azygos vein (Blue arrow) and a double branch arterial supply from the thoracic aorta (Red arrow).