Knowledge Base

Anatomy of liver relationships: (autopsy, drawing)

• Liver span 8-10 cm in mid-clavicular line
• Palpable Livers are not always abnormal (Can be displaced down)

Surface anatomy of liver

Physiology of diaphragmatic motion and its effect on liver

Diaphragmatic position and its effect on liver position.

Pathology of lesions causing liver enlargement

• Malignancy: Hepatoblastoma  (Cut surface)
• Metastatic: Carcinoid (Cut surface)
• Cirrhosis
• Hepatitis
• Sarcoidosis
• Fatty Liver
• Nutmeg Liver

Ref:

1. Review Dr. John McNulty's lesson, "Human cross sections".