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Azygos lobe

Case contributed by Varun Babu
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

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Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Azygos fissure seen with mild fissural effusion. 

Case Discussion

Classic anatomic variant with a trans-lung course of azygos vein resulting in a pleural reflection that is incidentally detected most often in radiographs. 

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