ADAMS LOBE: A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Radha K1, Duraipandian K2

ABSTRACT: Morphological variations when present in fissures and lobes of lung are of great importance to anatomists as well as cardiothoracic surgeons. The present case reports an azygos lobe in the apex of right lung in a 40 years old cadaver which was found during routine dissection for undergraduate students of Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College, Madhuranthagam, South India. The left lung was normal. The importance and development of the azygos lobe is discussed.
 

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