title: Evaluation of liver lesions.
abstract: The differential diagnosis of a liver mass is large and requires understanding of the clinical and imaging features of liver lesions. A detailed history, physical examination, hepatic biochemical tests, and imaging studies are all essential in making the diagnosis. Decisions regarding specific imaging modalities for diagnoses, the use of liver biopsy, therapeutic options, and appropriate follow-up are all determined by the presentation of the lesion and associated patient characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Liver Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonder
authors.forename: Nezam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Afdhal
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D020518:Focal Nodular Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography