Isolated caudate lobe resection for metastasis from rectal carcinoma.
Isolated caudate lobe excision is an uncommon procedure. We report a 41-year-old lady who underwent isolated caudate lobe excision for a solitary metastatic lesion from a previously operated adenocarcinoma of rectum. This is the first such reported case from India.
Jagannath
Palepu
P
Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai. jagannath@vsnl.com
Shrikhande
Shailesh
S
Hegde
Sujai
S
Mullerpatan
Prashant
P
Shah
Rajiv
R
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed