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Pedunculated exophytic mass arising from the inferior part of left lobe of the liver.
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... 1,2 Pedunculated hepatocellular carcinoma (P-HCC) which protrudes the liver with or without pedicle was first described by Roux in 1897. 3,4 Until 2002, only 173 cases were reported in the literature. Its incidence was reported to be 0.24% -3.0%. ...
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