RESECTION OF A FIBROLAMELLER CARCINOMA OF THE LIVER ORIGINATING IN THE CAUDATE LOBE

Liver tumors rarely arise in, the caudate lobe and resection of such t umors is even more rare. Spigel's lobe resection, first described by T on Thac Tung, is a very unusual operation and the technique has not be en. clearly established. Recently, successful resections of the caudat e lobe of the liver have been reported. Since Edmonson's first report in. 1956, fibrolamellar carcinoma of the liver (FLC) has been recogniz ed as a distinct variant of hepatocellular carcinoma. It occurs, witho ut sexual preference, primarily in adolescents and young adults. Usual ly, FLC is found in. noncirrhotic Livers and rarely associated with he patitis B virus. This tumor presents a high resectability rate(48-100% ) with a good prognosis and a mean survival of 68 months. We report a case of fibrolamellar carcinoma arising in. the caudate lobe of the Li ver. Resection. of the caudate lobe of the Liver was carried out with no morbidity.