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(a) Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT revealing hemoperitoneum. (b) Normal hepatic architecture adjacent to hematoma (H&E, 10x).
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A CT scan of the abdomen revealed hemoperitoneum (Figure 1(a)). On pathology, the liver was found to have significant interstitial and subcapsular hemorrhage (Figure 1(b)).
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(a) Contrast-enhanced abdominal CT showing massive hemoperitoneum. (b) Normal hepatic architecture with sinusoidal dilatation, adjacent to hematoma (H&E, 10x).
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This examination revealed a very large heterogeneous low-density subcapsular collection, involving almost the entire right lobe of liver measuring 16 x 7 x 16 cm (Figure 2(a)). On pathology the specimen was found to contain an extensive subcapsular hematoma with no evidence of neoplastic disease or other abnormal process (Figure 2(b)).