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Pulmonary sequestration—a diagnostic pitfall: A case report
Author(s) -
Mathew Seema,
Erozan Yener S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199704)16:4<353::aid-dc10>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - pulmonary sequestration , medicine , lung , surgical resection , bronchopulmonary sequestration , airway , resection , surgery , radiology
Pulmonary sequestration is defined as a congenital malformation of abnormal lung tissue that does not communicate with the airway system and that receives blood supply from anomalous arteries. The majority of these sequestrations are encountered in the pediatric population. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice, with excellent prognosis. We studied a case of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration in a young adult, presenting as an intrathoracic mass; it was aspirated twice, final diagnosis being rendered after surgical resection. The cytologic findings and the accompanying diagnostic difficulties to our knowledge have never been reported. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:353–357, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.