TY - JOUR T1 - Lumbar azygos vein producing an azygos lobe in the right lung JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 471 LP - 473 VL - 23 IS - 4 AU - Muhammad Saeed AU - Amin A. Rufai AU - Salah E. Osman El-Sayad Y1 - 2002/04/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/23/4/471.abstract N2 - The continuation of the azygos vein with the inferior vena cava and a well demarcated azygos lobe of the right lung were detected during routine dissection of a 65-years-old white male cadaver. The azygos arch was found dilated and malpositioned to create an aberrant azygos fissure in the right superior lobe which, was occupied by a fold of parietal pleura. The developmental and clinical significance of the azygos lobe is discussed. ER -