Extension of hepatoma to the rectus abdominis muscle via ligamentum teres hepatis.
The ligamentum teres hepatis connects the umbilicus to the left lobe of the liver, and thus a hepatic lesion can spread through the ligament to the umbilicus and the anterior abdominal wall. We present a case of hepatoma of the left lobe which extended to the rectus abdominis muscle through the ligamentum teres.
Kim
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Lim
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000473:pathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*