FRONTIERS IN BIOSCIENCE;
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA OF THE LIVER



Cross section

Cross section, close up

SCALE BAR=1cm

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Clinical summary: 73 year old female with portal hypertension.

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Operative procedure: Wedge resection of the left lobe of the liver.
Tumor location: Liver.
Tumor size: 3.2 cm. in diameter.
Tumor characteristics: Ovoid, soft, nodular, well-circumscribed, tan to yellow mass.