Ectopic hepatic tissue presenting as right atrial mass

Xu, Lauren; Jeudy, Jean; Burke, Allen

doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2011.10.004

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“…Although, the most common localization of ELT is gallbladder, it is seen both in intraabdominal and intra thoracic cavity. It was found in spleen, umbilicus, vena cava, and also in heart and lung [9–12] . Hepatobiliary system originates from foregut in the fourth week during embryological period.…”

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A rare condition: Ectopic liver tissue with its unique blood supply encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Bal

Yılmaz

Yavaş

et al. 2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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HighlightsDevelopmental abnormalities of liver including ectopic liver are rare conditions.Although it does not usually produce any symptom clinically, it can rarely result in serious complications such as bleeding, pyloric and portal vein obstruction.Ectopic liver has the capacity of malignant transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma that makes it essential to be removed.The vascular anatomy of ectopic liver should be identified before the dissection of gallbladder in order to prevent hemorrhage from the liver parenchyma.

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A rare condition: Ectopic liver tissue with its unique blood supply encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Bal

Yılmaz

Yavaş

et al. 2015

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

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“…In all cases of intracardiac/caval heterotropic liver tissue, the intervention of choice has been surgical excision via sternotomy and CPB. [3][4][5] Should the mass be positioned in such a way that hinders adequate flows on CPB, an alternative operative approach with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest may be used.…”

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Surgical excision of ectopic hepatic tissue in the right atrium

Giritharan

Salhiyyah

Tsang

2018

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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“…This is in contrast to the accessory lobe of the liver which has an anatomical connection to the liver proper. ELT has been reported in multiple intra-abdominal and thoracic sites including the kidneys, heart and pleural cavity [ 1 – 3 ]. The incidence of ELT is debated and widely felt to be underestimated.…”

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A case of ectopic liver tissue adherent to the gallbladder

Burke

Harkins

Arih

et al. 2018

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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We report a case of a 30-year-old lady who presented to the emergency department with a 1 day history of severe epigastric pain which radiated to the back. Focused history, physical exam findings, haematological and radiological investigations, including ultrasound scanning of the abdomen, supported the diagnosis of acute gallstone pancreatitis. She was managed conservatively and underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a later date. Intraoperatively, there was noted to be a small nodule loosely adherent to the gallbladder serosa. Histology from this nodule revealed it to be a portion of anatomically normal liver parenchyma also referred to as ectopic liver tissue (ELT). ELT is a rare developmental abnormality in which normally functioning liver tissue develops at an extra-hepatic site. ELT is known to have an increased risk of neoplastic transformation and so we believe it to be of clinical importance.

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Ectopic hepatic tissue presenting as right atrial mass

Cited by 20 publications

References 5 publications

A rare condition: Ectopic liver tissue with its unique blood supply encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

A rare condition: Ectopic liver tissue with its unique blood supply encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical excision of ectopic hepatic tissue in the right atrium

A case of ectopic liver tissue adherent to the gallbladder

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