Dear Scott: The quick answer to your question is no. There are many non-cancer-related causes of cystic masses in the liver. Indeed, simple liver cysts are almost always asymptomatic and found ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and ...

Polycystic Liver Disease (PCLD) is the presence of multiple cysts (usually more than 10), fluid-filled spaces of varying size (2 mm- 20 cm) - like small balloons in the liver. It is a rare genetic ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and ...

Hello. I am Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome back to another installment of GI Common Concerns, in ...

Dear Dr. Roach: To detect a hernia, I had a CAT scan. It revealed something mysterious on my liver. The doctor then ordered an ultrasound and pronounced a simple cyst, not cancer. Others tell me that ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In order to detect the existence of a hernia, I had a CAT scan. It revealed something mysterious on my liver. The doctor then ordered an ultrasound, and pronounced a simple cyst, not ...