Riedel lobe

Case contributed by Augusto César Vieira Teixeira
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Screening for gastric cancer.

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Female
ct

Coronal CT reformation shows the inferior lobe of the liver lying below the costal margin

Case Discussion

Riedel lobe was described in 1888 as a tongue-like projection of the anterior border of the right lobe in several female patients who had palpable masses in the right hypochondrium.

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