How are benign liver tumors detected?
Most of these tumors, which usually do not show any symptoms, are discovered incidentally during ultrasound or other imaging procedures. Rarely, a biopsy may be required to determine whether the tumor is benign or not.
What are the benign liver tumors? How are they treated?
– Simple Cysts
Simple cysts are benign liver lesions that do not require any medical or surgical intervention and have no risk of turning into cancer.
– Hemangiomas
Hemangiomas are benign liver lesions consisting of tangles of blood vessels that do not carry a risk of cancer and do not require medical or surgical treatment unless they cause discomfort.
– Focal Nodular Hyperplasia
Focal nodular hyperplasias, which are nine times more common in women than in men, are benign lesions of the liver that do not have a risk of becoming cancerous and do not require any medical or surgical intervention.
– Adenomas
Adenomas, which are 10 times more common in women than men, are generally lesions that do not have a risk of becoming cancerous. If adenomas are less than 5cm in diameter, they are lesions that do not have a risk of becoming cancerous; however, its size needs to be monitored annually. Lesions larger than 5cm in diameter must be removed surgically as there is a risk of cancer.
– Hamartomas
They are benign lesions of the liver that do not have a risk of becoming cancerous and do not require any medical or surgical intervention.
