The Appearance of an Anomalous Azygos Vein on Computed Tomography of the Chest

1 February 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology

Vol. 130 (2) , 386
https://doi.org/10.1148/130.2.386

Abstract

Computed tomography [CT] of the chest for possible pulmonary lesions in a patient with an azygos right lung lobe demonstrated the anomalous azygos vein. In an isolated CT section, the anomalous vein may simulate a pulmonary lesion; this can be explained by the presence of an azygos lobe.