What Are Liver Lesions?
Liver lesions are any abnormalities found on the liver, the largest glandular organ in the human body. Consisting of two main lobes, the liver is about the size of a football and triangular in shape. The liver is vital to human life. The body can only survive a few days if the liver shuts down. The discovery of liver lesions can therefore be the cause for considerable anxiety. Among the many causes for liver lesions are malignant tumors or benign causes such as cysts, hepatic adenoma, infectious causes, hemangiomas or focal nodular hyperplasia. Statistically, benign causes of liver lesions account for more than malignant ones. Lesions on the liver remain as they began, either benign or malignant. Benign lesions on the liver do not become malignant.
