DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old man who had an ultrasound six months ago that revealed a 1.9-cm echogenic nodule in the right lobe of my liver. The radiologist felt it was a hemangioma. I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and ...

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A hemangioma is an example of a solid mass. A fluid-filled mass (a cyst, by definition, is fluid-filled) in the liver is rarely a cause for concern. In a person with no symptoms in whom the cyst ...

In some cases, it’s reasonable to wait and redo the scans in 6-12 months when the risk of a cancerous cyst is low. However, since the liver specialist (who has much more experience than I do) is ...

Polycystic Liver Disease (PCLD) is the presence of multiple cysts (usually more than 10), fluid-filled spaces of varying size (2 mm- 20 cm) - like small balloons in the liver. It is a rare genetic ...

According to a statement shared by the hospital, the patient had a massive liver cyst that measured over 18 cm and contained 2.2 litres of fluid. The cyst occupied nearly 70 per cent of the liver.

Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the liver has been a controversial entity, in particular, regarding differentiation from intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct. In this study, we compared the ...

Hepatic cyst-related death occurred in 9% of patients. “This study is important as it provides an evidence-based treatment advice for hepatic cyst infection,” Lantinga said.

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