Volume 9, Number 1, 53-56, DOI: 10.1007/BF01887801

Importance of the falciform ligament, ligamentum teres and splenic hilus in the spread of malignancy as demonstrated by computed tomography

A. Solomon and Z. Rubinstein

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Abstract

Computed tomographic detection of significantly large (greater than 1.5 cm) transcoelomic secondary malignant serosal deposits is discussed. Attention is drawn to the importance of the falciform ligament, ligamentum teres, and splenic hilus as sites of secondary deposits. An anatomical explanation is presented for the detection of these findings on computed tomography.

Key words  Computed tomography - Malignant seeding - Falciform ligament - Splenic hilus

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