Fig. 2From: Emergency open drainage of massive hemoperitoneum and early stage left hepatectomy for abdominal compartment syndrome due to hepatocellular carcinoma rupture: a case reportPostoperative findings as HCC rupture. a Macroscopic pathology. A subserosal hematoma on the tumor and the lateral segment was observed. The hematoma was attached to the necrotic tissue of the liver parenchyma. b Microscopic pathology. Moderately differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was observed. Since fragments of the tumors were found outside the broken serosa of the liver, HCC rupture was histopathologically diagnosedBack to article page