Cancer Treatment and Health Care

liver tissue are called, primitive liver tumors, benign or malignant, while those affecting the body but are originated in other organs are secondary liver tumors or liver metastases.
There are focal lesions such as simple cysts or hepatic peliosis can not be categorized strictly liver tumors. Simple cysts are a relatively common ultrasound finding, are usually asymptomatic and require no treatment, in rare cases can be justified via percútanla drainage under ultrasound guidance or by laparoscopic surgery.
Hepatic peliosis is very rare injury consisting of the formation of cavities lined by hepatocytes and contains blood is usually asymptomatic, does not induce laboratory abnormalities and their occurrence has been associated with hematologic malignancies or with the administration of drugs such as anabolic steroids or aziatropina.
In childhood malignancies are the most common primary, mainly hepatoblastoma, whereas in adulthood are more frequent metastases, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) the most prevalent primary tumor. Hemangioma is the most common benign liver tumor, while others are very rare.