ECTOPIC LIVER AND HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA
Bakir Helić, Hajrudin Osmić, Larisa Helić

ABSTRACT
Abnormal location of liver tissue or ectopis liver is a rare anomaly is usually found on gallbladder, but as this tissue if functionally handicapped  it is susceptible to hepatocarcinogenesis. In this article, we present data about case reports of ectopic liver published from 2004 to 2020, about the connection between hepatocellular car cinoma and ectopic liver, its location, and the reason for a visit to a medical professional.

Keywords: ectopic liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, hcc

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55791/2831-0098.1.1.102

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