A Case of Ectopic Liver Attached to the Gallbladder Wall.

ABSTRACT

The liver lies mainly in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen where it is protected by the thoracic cage and diaphragm. Externally, the liver is divided into two anatomical lobes and two accessory lobes.During autopsyof a 25- year oldmale, an ectopic liver tissue was found attached to the serosa of gallbladder. Morphological variations of liver are irregularities in form, occurrence of one or more accessory lobe. The exact reason for the origin of ectopic liver in man isstill unknown. It may also simulate tumor.