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RadiologyCase.
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Anunusualcongenitalhepaticcystinanadolescentandreviewofdifferentialdiagnosesofcomplexlivercysts(http://www.
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Simplehepaticcystsarecongenitallesions.
2.
TheymeasureplasmadensityonCTimaging.
3.
Hemorrhagichepaticcystsarehypoechoiconultrasound.
(applies)4.
Complicationsofhepaticcystsmightincluderuptureintotheperitoneumandhemorrhage.
5.
CystsdemonstrateT1hypointensityandT2hyperintensity.
Explanation:1.
Simplehepaticcystsarecongenital.
[Simplehepaticcystsarecongenitallesions,usuallylinedwithbiliary-likeepithelium,secretingafluidsimilartoplasma.
]2.
Cystshavenearwater(plasma)density.
[Simplehepaticcystsarecongenitallesions,usuallylinedwithbiliary-likeepithelium,secretingafluidsimilartoplasma.
]3.
Bloodincystsincreasestheirechogenicity.
[Ifthereishemorrhagewithinthecyst,typicallytheultrasoundshowshyperechoicfluid.
]4.
Complicationsofhepaticcystsincludeintraperitonealruptureandhemorrhage.
[Rarecomplicationsofsimplehepaticcystsarerightupperquadrantabdominalpainordiscomfort,earlysatiety,hemorrhagewithinthecyst,infection,intraperitonealrupture.
]5.
CystsarelowinintensityonT1-weightedandhighinintensityonT2-weightedsequences.
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