| Cyst
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Etiology
•Probably developmental defects.
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Pathogenesis
•Developmental inclusion of secretory cells within the
hepatic parenchyma results in the progressive accumulation
of fluid and the development of a cyst.,
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Epidemiology
•Much more common in males (4:1 to 5:1)
•Usually detected in adulthood as asymptomatic masses.
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General Gross Description
•Usually in the right lobe of the liver
•Can be quite large, up to 20 litres in capacity
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
•Simple cysts lined by cuboidal to columnar epithelium.
•Examples:
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Clinical Correlation
•Usually asymptomatic
•Usually detected at necrospy
•Sometimes may present as fullness in the epigastric area
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References
•Pathology of the Liver. 3rd ed. MacSween RNM et.al. New York: Churchill-Livingstone, 1994, pp. 103-104.
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| Cyst
| | Synopsis by: T.V.Rajan, M.D., Ph.D. (T56000M33400)[490]
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