In this study, the clinicopathological characteristics of hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasms are compared with those of biliary intraductal papillary neoplasms. The diagnosis of mucinous cystic ...

Liver cysts are among the most frequent focal lesions found on hepatic ultrasonography, with a high prevalence of 15% to 18% reported in the United States. They are most commonly simple cysts, but ...

A simple burning sensation may not always be "just gas." Doctors say upper abdominal pain can sometimes hide a liver cyst or even a life-threatening cardiac emergency.

After liver cancer treatment, actor Dipika Kakar's stomach pain led doctors to detect a 13-mm cyst requiring surgery. Her ...

Liver cysts are usually harmless and don't cause symptoms. Most liver cysts don't need treatment unless they get large and cause issues, like pain and abdominal fullness. Liver cysts are often ...

Cysts are commonly found in adults. The etiology is unclear, but may result from different mechanisms, including developmental and acquired causes. Underlying pathology generally shows single layer ...

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 ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I had a doctor for many years. When I first went to him, he sent me to a heart doctor for tests. The heart doctor put me on Lipitor, and I have taken it ever since. I have had yearly ...

Most metastatic deposits are solid and mainly hypoechoic relative to the background liver (Fig. 4). Many will exhibit a hypoechoic "halo" (Fig. 5). There is some controversy as to whether the halo is ...

Dipika Kakar, a well-known television actress, has undergone a second liver surgery after being diagnosed with a malignant ...

TV Actress Dipika Kakar was detected with a 13 mm cyst in her stomach, just months after undergoing treatment for liver cancer. Read on.