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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.

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. In the adult a normal anatomic variant is that of persistent fetal lobulation of the kidney that may be mistaken for a tumour.

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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.


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