Superior accessory fissure

Case contributed by Bálint Botz
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Screening low-dose chest CT

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
ct
This study is a stack
Axial lung
window
Sagittal manually
rewindowed
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Info

Anatomical variation: superior accessory fissure on the right, best appreciated in the sagittal plane (re-windowed to increase visual clarity)

Case Discussion

Unilateral superior accessory lung fissure itself is a frequent anatomic variation, while the resultant somewhat zigzagging appearance of the fissure as in this case is less common. 

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