Journal article
Cystic liver lesions: a multimodality imaging review
Abdominal radiology (New York)
06/25/2026
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-026-05581-3
PMID: 42347947
Abstract
Focal cystic liver lesions are commonly encountered in routine clinical practice. They represent a broad spectrum of etiologies and can be classified into congenital/developmental, infectious/inflammatory, neoplastic and miscellaneous conditions. As the clinical implications and management strategies differ markedly depending on the underlying etiology, accurate differentiation among the various types of cystic focal liver lesions is of paramount importance. Radiologists should systematically evaluate imaging characteristics, including lesion location, size, presence of septa , and whether the cysts are solitary or multiple, while also assessing cyst complexity and any associated imaging findings. Given the considerable overlap in imaging appearances among cystic liver lesions, correlation of radiologic findings with the clinical presentation and laboratory data is essential to establish a definitive diagnosis or provide a reasonable list of differential diagnoses.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cystic liver lesions: a multimodality imaging review
- Creators
- Divij Agarwal - All India Institute of Medical SciencesYashant Aswani - University of IowaMahan Mathur - Yale UniversityZubin Vicky Driver - King Edward Memorial Hospital Research CentreShreyas Reddy Kankara - St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, IndiaChandan J Das - All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Abdominal radiology (New York)
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00261-026-05581-3
- PMID
- 42347947
- NLM abbreviation
- Abdom Radiol (NY)
- ISSN
- 2366-0058
- eISSN
- 2366-0058
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 06/25/2026
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9985176751302771
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