extralobar sequestration
"accessory lung": lung tissue in its own pleura
- LEFT lower lobe (90%)
- systemic arterial AND venous connection (unlike intralobar)
results in L->R shunt
- a/w congenital anomalies of diaphragm:
- XR: homogeneous ST mass, rarely infected
see also: sequestration
Cf: intralobar sequestration
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