Evaluation of Liver Space-occupying Lesion
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Space-occupying lesion (SOL) on the liver can be caused by various diseases that may or may not be manifested with symptoms. Mass lesions of the liver occur quite frequently; thus, clinicians interested in liver diseases should have a thorough understanding of their presentations, diagnosis, and treatment. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the different causes of SOL of the liver and find out etiology of liver tumor among patients of SOL of the liver. Materials and Methods: This observational study was conducted among the liver SOL patients who were above 20 years of age. The inclusion criteria were patients having clinically and radiologically confirmed hepatic SOL with consent. Results: Maximum numbers of cases were seen in the 5–6th decade of life. The most common etiology for SOLs of the liver in this study was metastatic liver disease. The most common primary for secondary liver was from carcinoma stomach. The second most common etiology for SOLs of the liver observed in this study was amebic liver abscess. Conclusion: Metastatic liver diseases were mostly managed conservatively. For 5 cases having single secondary lesion is treated with lobectomy which gives better prognosis than conservative management. 1-year survival rate is >50% for single metastatic lesion surgically treated compared to <30% for multiple secondaries conservatively managed.
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M Raja, Heber Anandan
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