Ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma of the right adrenal gland: a case description

[摘要] Ectopic hepatocellular carcinoma (EHCC) occurs in ectopicliver tissue (ELT) and is difficult to diagnose before surgery(1,2). ELT grows outside the mother liver and has noanatomical connection to it (3). It is extremely rare, with anincidence of 0.24–0.47% worldwide, and is mostly found bylaparoscopic exploration or autopsy (4,5). In approximately7–30% of cases, ELT undergoes malignant transformationto EHCC (6). The most common organ in which ELTdevelops is the gallbladder, followed by the thoracic cavity,perihepatic sclerenchyma, pancreas, retroperitoneum,spleen, and adrenal gland (5,7).

[学科分类] 外科医学