Benign liver lesions and cysts – something or nothing?
BackgroundI wanted to focus on two terms "lesion" and "cyst" given these are mentioned all the time in my online patient group, on many occasions by a worried newly diagnosed patient who has just been told (or read before an appointment) this was found during diagnostic scans. Sometimes these are described by doctors as "liver lesions". Lesion is defined as "An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer)". The majority of liver lesions are noncancerous (benign) and will not be related to Neuroendocrine Cancer. Many lesions are detected during imaging tests for unrelated health conditions. Although most lesions aren’t harmful, it’s still critical to receive a proper diagnosis. This is particularly important if these lesions are in addition to known cancerous ones included with…
