Lobulation

Alveolar sacs of the lung, forming lobulations.

A "lobulated" adenocarcinoma of the lung.

A lobulation is an appearance resembling lobules.

For instance, the thyroid gland may become large and lobulated in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.^[1]

Fetal lobulation, also known as fetal lobation, of the kidney is evident on scanning. Fetal lobation is a normal stage in the development of the kidney.^[2] In the adult a normal anatomic variant is that of persistent fetal lobulation of the kidney that may be mistaken for a tumour.^[3]

See also

• Lobation

References

1. Page 56 in: Staecker, Hinrich; Thomas R. Van De Water; Van de Water, Thomas R. (2006). Otolaryngology: basic science and clinical review. Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN 0-86577-901-5.
2. Brant, William E.; Helms, Clyde A. (2007). Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 9780781761352. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
3. Nazim, Syed Muhammad; Bangash, Muhibullah; Salam, Basit (24 May 2017). "Persistent fetal lobulation of kidney mimicking renal tumour". BMJ Case Reports. 2017: bcr–2017–219856. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-219856. PMC 5747680. PMID 28546238.