Where is the caudate lobe located?

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The main idea is understanding how the caudate lobe sits on the liver’s visceral (posterior) surface. The caudate lobe lies behind the left lobe’s medial segment (the part near the fissures around the ligaments and the porta hepatis) and adjacent to the inferior vena cava. Because of this posterior relationship, it is described as being located behind the medial segment of the left lobe. It isn’t in front of that segment, nor simply above or below it on a frontal view. This posterior position relative to the left lobe’s medial portion accounts for the correct description.