An Isolated, Complete Resection of the Caudate Lobe, Including the Paracaval Portion, for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

An isolated resection of the entire caudate lobe, including the paracaval portion, was performed in a 68-year-old man with hepatocellular carcinoma complicated by chronic hepatitis. Precise resection of the paracaval portion, which surrounds the right side of the inferior vena cava, is difficult because of its deep location and the lack of superficial landmarks indicating its margins. Using a counterstaining technique to define the right margin...