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Extension of hepatoma to the rectus abdominis muscle via ligamentum teres hepatis

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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.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

    Soon Y. Kim & Jae H. Lim M.D.

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Kim, S.Y., Lim, J.H. Extension of hepatoma to the rectus abdominis muscle via ligamentum teres hepatis. Gastrointest Radiol 10, 119–121 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01893084

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