Question 1

what exactly are liver lesions?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Liver lesions can be used to describe an area of cancer (from liver or from other areas) but can also be used to describe hemangiomas (collection of blood vessels) or cysts.

Sometimes when the "lesions" are so small in can be hard to determine what it is exactly.

Question 2

what causes hypodense liver lesions?

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On a CT scan?: The differential diagnosis for hypodense lesions on a ct scan of the liver is quite expensive. This would include everything from benign lesions such as hemangioma, liver cyst and benign tumors to liver cancer and metastasis.

Question 3

are liver lesions related to back pain?

Accepted Answer

Can cause back pain: If a liver legion is large enough, it can certainly cause back pain. In fact, any irritation to the liver at all can cause back pain either with direct pressure or by referred pain. We can't differentiate how our insides feel very well and sometimes internal pain will present itself as referred pain and this is common with liver issues. Hope this answer helps!

Question 4

is it common to biopsy hypoechoic liver lesions?

Accepted Answer

Yes: From the way it looks on ct scan it can be concerning for cancer therefore a biopy is need to determine if cancer is present.

Question 5

what are hypodense subcapsular metastic liver lesions ?

Accepted Answer

Liver lesions: This a serious problem.  If this is regarding you then get to your physician asap.  If this is regarding someone else get them to thier doctor.  This means that a primary cancer somewhere else in the body has spread to the liver.  Please seek attention.

Question 6

what are most common symptoms of early colorectal liver metastasis?if small liver lesions are clm, how fast do they grow big enough to be chacterized?

Accepted Answer

Varies.: Specialized cytology/staining tests of ones pathologic specimen, requested at the time of surgery, can give prognostic information concerning tumor growth.  In addition, a pet-ct scan can help determine the presence or absence of metastases.  Such scanning is often performed every 3-12 mos when metastases are deemed a possibility. There may be no symptoms.

Question 7

i had us that showed multiple hyperechoic liver lesions. consider hemangias. mri was inconclusive did not look like hemangioma but too risky to biopsy?

Accepted Answer

Not really: enough information to venture a guess. Why is biopsy too risky?  What are the specific MRI characteristics of the lesions?  If MRI was truly inconclusive, CT scan might be helpful for additional evaluation.

Question 8

do subcentimeter liver lesions cause stomach pain?

Accepted Answer

Liver lesions: Small intrahepatic lesions are not on their own likely to cause abdominal pain.
    If you have abdominal pain it may be due to an abdominal process related to your liver lesions,
     See your pcp or gastroenterologist.

Question 9

liver lesions can have different measrmnts in ct vs us, where ct is more acurate.can measurements also be differece between ct and mri?

Accepted Answer

Yes and no.: The lesion could still be the same size, but the reported measurements can differ because of slight differences in the manual placement of the measurement calipers, as well as potentially measuring the lesion in different planes.

Question 10

prognosis for 3 pancreatic ampullary cancer tumors. 1 removed with whipple. chemo 7months helped 1 shrink & 1 disappear. liver lesions shrank. ?

Accepted Answer

Key is nutrition: To improve your prognosis, my primary suggestion is to research the ideal ways to optimize your nutrition as your GI system has been affected. The poorer the nutritional status, the worse the prognosis.

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What are hypodense subcapsular metastic liver lesions ?

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What are most common symptoms of early colorectal liver metastasis?if small liver lesions are clm, how fast do they grow big enough to be chacterized?

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I had us that showed multiple hyperechoic liver lesions. consider hemangias. mri was inconclusive did not look like hemangioma but too risky to biopsy?

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Do subcentimeter liver lesions cause stomach pain?

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Liver lesions can have different measrmnts in ct vs us, where ct is more acurate.can measurements also be differece between ct and mri?

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Prognosis for 3 pancreatic ampullary cancer tumors. 1 removed with whipple. chemo 7months helped 1 shrink & 1 disappear. liver lesions shrank. ?

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