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Should I Be Concerned About The Anechoic Cysts In My Liver And Enlarged Bile Duct?
hello..i was just found to have one or 2 anechoic cysts in/on my liver. there is a septal wall. my bile duct is enlarged, also.
as an aside, my mother passed away 1 year ago from mets liver cancer that started in her bile duct. what type of cyst is this and should i be concerned?
as an aside, my mother passed away 1 year ago from mets liver cancer that started in her bile duct. what type of cyst is this and should i be concerned?
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
Hello,
How are you? my name is Dr Suresh Raghavaiah. I am a Liver cancer specialist and I hope to help you today.
I am sorry to hear about your mother and I can understand your apprehension.
Anechoic cysts in the liver could well be a simple cyst of the liver which requires no further treatment. But the presence of a septal wall makes me think that the cyst could be infectious in nature. I hope you are not suffering from any symptoms like fever or pain. The dilated bile duct is abnormal, but I will need more history to advise you better. Please let me know what imaging was done and why it was done?
Please do get back to me with this and we can discuss it further. But just to re-assure you, I don't think there is anything pathological in the findings.
Hope this helped you
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
How are you? my name is Dr Suresh Raghavaiah. I am a Liver cancer specialist and I hope to help you today.
I am sorry to hear about your mother and I can understand your apprehension.
Anechoic cysts in the liver could well be a simple cyst of the liver which requires no further treatment. But the presence of a septal wall makes me think that the cyst could be infectious in nature. I hope you are not suffering from any symptoms like fever or pain. The dilated bile duct is abnormal, but I will need more history to advise you better. Please let me know what imaging was done and why it was done?
Please do get back to me with this and we can discuss it further. But just to re-assure you, I don't think there is anything pathological in the findings.
Hope this helped you
Dr Suresh Raghavaiah
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