Inadvertently Found Thoracic Ectopic Liver Confirmed without Surgery

Chest X-ray ( fig. 1 a, arrows) and a contrast-enhanced CT scan ( fig. 1 b) demonstrated a well-defined, homogeneous, pleural soft-tissue mass close to the right diaphragm. It was slightly enhanced, similar to that of a normal liver without any anatomic connection with subpleural, normal liver. A diagnostic CT-guided transthoracic A 65-year-old female who had never smoked presented with an abnormal chest X-ray. She was an osteoporotic patient and had a chest X-ray as a check-up. She denied any respiratory symptoms including cough, sputum, dyspnoea, haemoptysis or pleuritic chest pain. There were no positive findings on physical examination. Published online: December 23, 2010