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Benign liver masses

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Benign liver masses

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    1. Benign liver masses

    2. Basic workup H&P, LFTS, AFP, CEA, CBC US, CT, or MRI Differentiate between primary hepatic malignancy vs. metastatic disease vs. benign

    3. Hepatic abscess Pyogenic Amebic Fungal Echinococcal

    4. Pyogenic abscess 80% of liver abscesses are pyogenic Incidence is 8-22 per 100,000 Cholangitis is the most common cause of liver abscesses Patient usually present with variable constitutional symptoms US, CT, and MRI are all sensitive modalities for identifying an abscess, however they do not differentiate between pyogenic and amebic

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