Because a small liver cyst doesn’t usually cause symptoms, it can go undiagnosed for years. It isn’t until the cyst enlarges that some people experience pain and other discomfort.

Liver cysts are abnormal growths that can develop in the liver. They are uncommon, and most people with liver cysts do not have symptoms. If they begin to cause pain or other issues, a doctor may ...

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 ...

In some cases, it’s reasonable to wait and redo the scans in 6-12 months when the risk of a cancerous cyst is low. However, since the liver specialist (who has much more experience than I do) is ...

In a person with no symptoms in whom the cyst was found incidentally, no further evaluation is recommended for small cysts (less than 4 cm). These are also common -- I have read estimates that 2.5 ...

Pfizer is stopping development of its experimental oral GLP-1 drug for obesity, the company announced Monday, after a patient in a trial suffered a liver injury potentially caused by the drug.

A liver specialist’s consult revealed that we could remove it if I wanted to. The doctor stated he just had a patient who had a cyst, and it was a cancerous cyst. He felt that it may be best to ...

In some cases, it’s reasonable to wait and redo the scans in 6-12 months when the risk of a cancerous cyst is low. However, since the liver specialist (who has much more experience than I do) is ...

A liver specialist’s consult revealed that we could remove it if I wanted to. The doctor stated he just had a patient who had a cyst, and it was a cancerous cyst. He felt that it may be best to ...

In some cases, it’s reasonable to wait and redo the scans in 6-12 months when the risk of a cancerous cyst is low. However, since the liver specialist (who has much more experience than I do) is ...