Cyst on liver, ovaries. Treatment?
Patient: Went into the ER for symptoms of apendicidus, they did CT scan ruled out apendendidus, found a cyst on liver 5.8 cm and cyst on overaies. I followed u[ with primary care dr and ob dr. Primary care Dr sent me Gastrologist to check live, he also informed me the cyst had bben there and has grown, no one bothered to tell me.. What do you think the Dr will do if anything? Doctor: Hello, rimanu8, The cysts can occur without any symptoms unless they are very big and put pressure on the surrounding structures or bleed or even get infected. Most of them are found during routine sonogram or CT-scan done for some other reason. Liver cysts can be associated with cysts in the spleen and also kidneys. Like in your case, ovarian cyst. Sometimes , a big cyst in the liver called the Hydatid cyst can be associated with parasites. Your cyst in the liver is 5.8 cm in size which is not small and requires close followup. Best thing is to have a sonogram every 6 months and see if the cyst is growing in size. Bleeding, rupture and infection are the complications. If there is any suspicion , you need surgery for excision  of the cyst by a competent surgical specialist. I wish you well.