Some people went to the hospital for examination and were told that they had liver cyst . As a common benign liver disease, most liver cysts do not require treatment and can be treated conservatively. Only about 5% of patients need to be treated symptomatically. Since there are many types of liver cysts, it is necessary to clarify the disease condition and then determine whether it needs to be dealt with. Some people have found liver cysts, so they are very worried and afraid that they will become cancerous. What is the probability of liver cysts becoming cancerous?
Some cancers develop in small problems. If you do not respond as soon as possible after the disease is discovered, as time goes by and the disease continues to develop, it may eventually become cancerous. As one of the benign liver lesions, liver cysts have relatively small risk of cancer. Most cysts do not change their properties and increase significantly in size, but they also need to be checked regularly and treated conservatively.
If the volume changes in a short period of time, it should be treated as soon as possible so that the probability of cancer can be greatly reduced.
What are the causes of liver cysts?
You need to understand the relevant knowledge about liver cysts, especially the reasons for its induction, which most people do not know. Liver cysts can be divided into parasitic and non-parasitic . There are many cases of non-parasitic liver cysts and can also be divided into inflammatory, traumatic, tumorous, congenital liver cysts and other types.
is mostly caused by congenital factor , bile duct development abnormally during embryonic development. Of course, a small number of liver cysts are trauma of , inflammation develops, and you need to find the right cause and then judge whether treatment is needed based on the type.
What are the symptoms of liver cyst?
The body will send signals during the development process, and the severity of the disease will also change according to the stage of the disease development. If a cyst is just beginning to appear locally, the cyst is very small and will not be noticed by the patient without examination, and there are basically no symptoms.
As time goes by, the cyst volume increases during the disease development, and the patient will have dull pain in the abdomen, bloating, discomfort in the upper right abdomen, and enlarged liver , and sometimes he will also touch . There is a mass in the abdomen . If the disease is serious and is infected with the disease, there will also be obvious pain, fever and other symptoms. A small number of patients with liver cyst twisted or bleeding , and acute abdominal pain .
What are the treatment methods for liver cysts ? The treatment of
cysts should be determined according to the disease condition. For small and newly developed liver cysts, is required to check regularly without symptoms, without special treatment.
However, if the cyst becomes larger and there is compression, it is best to perform cyst opening surgery treatment. Those patients with intrasacral bleeding, bile or concurrent infections also need to undergo window surgery to cooperate with drainage to prevent the disease from being controlled. People with older people should not undergo surgery casually if they are incomplete and have weak physical condition.
