Accessory hepatic lobe mimicking an intra-abdominal tumor

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4):572-3. doi: 10.1097/01.rct.0000250107.78176.de.

Abstract

We present an accessory hepatic lobe case in which the axial computed tomographic images were mimicking an intra-abdominal tumor. The multiplanar reconstruction, 3-dimensional, and maximum intensity projection images suggested the diagnosis of an accessory hepatic lobe connected to the sixth liver segment through a highly irrigated pedicle. The diagnostic impression was confirmed by surgery and pathological examination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver / abnormalities*
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed