Heterotopic hepatic tissue in placenta or umbilical cord is rare. The exact mechanism by which this heterotopia occurs has not been fully understood but is thought to be related to yolk sac primordia. To date, a handful of such cases have been reported. We present a case of heterotopic liver tissue within a chorionic stem villus of a 37 week-growth restricted neonate and describe the tissue morphology and its immunohistochemistry workup.
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