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Left upper lobe pulmonary sequestration

Thoracic Surgery Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 20-40 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France

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E-mail address: marc.riquet{at}egp.aphp.fr (M. Riquet).

A 64-year-old non-smoking woman with a left upper lobe mass underwent a wedge resection by video-thoracoscopic approach. Intraoperative frozen section examination was unable to rule out a neoplastic disease and a lobectomy was performed. Microscopic analysis showed a typical pulmonary sequestration pattern including arteries with elastic layers in a systemic fashion. Pulmonary sequestration is a development lung disease: upper lobe location is considered uncommon and much controversy exists concerning this form which may be underrated.

Key Words: Pulmonary sequestration