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Case Reports

Ectopic Liver: An Unexpected Finding in a Right Atrial Mass

Susan M. Trocciola, MD^b, Leora B. Balsam, MD^a, Herman Yee, PhD, MD^b,, Eugenia Gianos, MD^c, Monvadi B. Srichai, MD^d, Abe DeAnda, Jr, MD^a,_*

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
^b Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
^c Department of Medicine (Cardiology), New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
^d Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Accepted for publication January 27, 2011.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr DeAnda, NYU Medical Center, Ste 9-V, 530 First Ave, New York, NY 10016 (Email: abe.deanda{at}nyumc.org).

Ectopic liver is a rare finding, particularly in intrathoracic locations. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman with a mobile right atrial mass that was subsequently identified as ectopic liver by histology. Its point of origin was in a hepatic vein with extension into the right atrium. Although accurate diagnosis of ectopic liver may be possible with advanced imaging techniques, limited familiarity with the clinical entity is a barrier to early diagnosis.