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The article was written by Senior Doctor, Specialist II Tran Khac Dien - General Doctor - Department of Examination - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
Liver cyst (liver cyst) is the term for an empty space filled with fluid, blood or simply an empty space in the liver. This is a rare condition and is often discovered incidentally. Although the majority of liver cysts are benign, the disease still needs to be detected and diagnosed early to treat if indicated.
1. What is a liver cyst?
Liver cyst (liver cyst) is the term for an empty space filled with fluid, blood or simply an empty space in the liver. This is a rare condition and is often discovered incidentally. Although the majority of liver cysts are benign, the disease still needs to be detected and diagnosed early to treat if indicated.
The cause of cysts is often unknown, but it can stem from diet, unscientific lifestyle and age problems, with the elderly, liver cysts are at risk appear more. In many cases, liver cysts can be congenital, often grow slowly, and go undetected until adulthood.
2. Types of liver cysts
There are many different types of liver cysts, each with different causes:
Simple cyst: Appeared from birth due to an abnormality in embryogenesis, this is the most common type of cyst Parasitic cyst Infection : Due to infection with the small tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus from animals, the fluke invades and parasitizes the body causing liver cysts. Cyst cancer: Currently, the mechanism of appearance and transformation into cancer is not clear, cancerous cysts are usually large about >10cm Polycystic liver: This is also a rare congenital disorder, characterized by the existence of numerous cysts in the liver, present at birth and joined together like bunches of grapes.
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3. Manifestations of liver cysts
Liver cysts usually show no symptoms and do not affect liver function, patients can lead normal activities and do not feel any special signs of the development of liver cysts. When the liver cyst becomes too large, it can rupture or enlarge, compressing other organs in the abdomen, which can cause some symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain or sudden pain in the right lower quadrant. . For liver cysts caused by small tapeworms, the patient may have fever, cough with bloody sputum and a lot of itching...
The diagnosis of liver cysts is mainly based on imaging tests such as ultrasound, microscopic tomography. Abdominal calculation or abdominal MRI, these tests will give an overview of the size, number and location of the cysts. Besides, when the patient is diagnosed with a liver cyst, more investigations are needed to diagnose the etiology of the disease.
Many cases of liver cysts can disappear on their own without treatment, but if the liver cysts are large and tend to malign, surgical treatment of liver cysts is mandatory. In addition, for liver cysts caused by parasites, the treatment with specific antihelminthic drugs is indispensable.
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