It unites the quadrate and left lobes, and may vary considerably in size. The upper surface sometimes shows longitudinal furrows which are occupied, when the organ is in situ, by folds of the diaphragm. The caudate lobe may be small and may be connected to the main portion of the gland by a broad stalk of tissue. There is a report of an accessory liver adherent to the pancreas. Its bile duct drained into the pancreatic duct system.
Anomalies morphologiques du foie.
Almeida, F. de. Une anomalie rare du foie. Anatomistes Comptes Rendus. Anson, B.J., Lyman, R.Y. and H.H. Lander. The abdominal viscera in situ .