Cysts
Liver cysts are fluid-filled sacs that appear on your liver. Nearly all liver cysts are benign (noncancerous) and don’t grow large enough to cause symptoms. Healthcare providers may treat liver cysts by monitoring the cysts. They may also treat the cysts with surgery or medication.
Liver cysts are fluid-filled sacs that appear on your liver. Nearly all liver cysts are benign (noncancerous). Few cysts grow large enough to cause symptoms. Some liver cysts are caused by an inherited disorder that may require treatment, though.
Who’s affected by liver cysts?
Overall, liver cysts may affect people between ages 30 to 70, but only 10 % to 15% of people develop obvious symptoms. More females than males are born with liver cysts and more males than females develop liver cysts.
Symptoms
Most people who have benign or cancerous liver cysts never have symptoms. Those who do may have the following symptoms:
- Dull pain in the upper right area of their bellies.
- Bloated or distended bellies.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Lack of appetite or feeling full after eating very little food.
- Feeling short of breath.
- Being able to feel large lumps in their belly.
- Jaundice. This may happen if liver cysts block your bile ducts.
- Fever and acute belly pain. This may happen if a cyst ruptures.