Each cellular component of the liver (e.g., hepatocyte, biliary, endothelial, or other mesenchymal cells) can undergo benign proliferation, but only four lesions have common clinical relevance ...
Similarly, simple cysts of the liver usually are not confused ... are clues that the lesion is not a simple benign cyst. Transabdominal ultrasound shows a mass (arrows) in the right lobe.
This combination helps distinguish true HCC from benign hypervascular pseudolesions ... More information: Nicolò Brandi et al ...