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Benign Liver Lesions

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There are various types of hepatic lesions, both benign and malignant. This section focuses on benign liver lesions, their diagnosis, and management.

The appropriate diagnosis of benign liver lesions depends on the clinical history, including a history of past liver disease, risk factors, certain laboratory measurements, and imaging characteristics, and on rare occasions, biopsy of the lesion. Management of most benign lesions includes observation, unless they are symptomatic, in which case referral for surgery may be necessary. Hepatic adenomas occasionally have malignant potential or carry a risk of growth during pregnancy or oral contraceptive use and may require discontinuation of these medications, or if growing or a high potential for malignancy, they may require surgery. A brief summary of the diagnosis and management of benign hepatic lesions can be found in.

The presence of underlying liver disease, particularly cirrhosis attributed to chronic viral hepatitis B or C or hemochromatosis, should alert the clinician to a higher likelihood of malignancy.

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Rizvi, S. (2017). Benign Liver Lesions. In: Saeian, K., Shaker, R. (eds) Liver Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30103-7_5

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