Laparoscopic resection of liver metastasis using a harmonic scalpel.

We report successful laparoscopic resection of a solitary liver metastasis from a colorectal carcinoma in an obese man, using a harmonic scalpel.

Primary squamous carcinoma of liver: presentation as liver abscess.

Primary keratinizing squamous carcinoma of the liver has been reported as arising in a hepatic cyst, in association with prolonged cholestasis or chronic biliary sepsis. We describe the occurrence of such a tumor without predisposing factors, with presentation similar to that of hepatic abscess.