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BENIGN NON‐PARASITIC CYSTS OF THE LIVER: A REVIEW OF 18 CASES
Author(s) -
Wong John,
Little J. M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04270.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , malignancy , laparotomy , general surgery , radiology , pathology
Benign non‐parasitic cysts of the liver are a clinical and pathological curiosity except when they cause symptoms or are incorrectly diagnosed as metastases in patients with abdominal malignancy. It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis of benign liver cysts in spite of the armamentarium of modern diagnostic aids available, and on many occasions the diagnosis is made at laparotomy. This is a report of 18 patients with benign cysts of the liver, two of whom suffered complications which we believe have not previously been reported.