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Liver lesion

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Orangesandlemons77 · 04/12/2022 14:52

I have a liver lesion found on ultrasound, it says it is about 2cm across, have a follow up MRI scan week after next

Ultrasound says is likely to be a benign hemangioma and his words were 'I wouldn't lose sleep over it' but I am a bit worried.

Has anyone else had one of these? I had a lot of problems with a benign tumour in the past so they can cause complications even if usually OK. So am a bit wary of them dismissing it.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 04/12/2022 14:53

The one in the past was in the bowel but caused a twisting as got caught in the digestion, very painful and had to have a partial colectomy followed by several surgeries for small bowel obstruction due to adhesions. It was a simple lipoma but caused no end of problems

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ontologicallou · 04/12/2022 21:20

This happened to me. A few years ago I was convinced I had bowel cancer and paid privately to have a CT bowel scan. Bowel was found but they found a liver lesion (incidental finding) and suggested it was a haemangioma but recommended an MRI. Long story short - went for the MRI, this time on the NHS, and it was confirmed it was a benign haemangioma, described as a kind of bruise on the liver and could have been born with it. No further treatment or follow up. They found another haemangioma on the base of my spine (another incidental finding) and referred me to neurology who said these were quite common and thankfully signed me off.
It’s weird knowing you have a lesion but I try not to think about it. Apparently they are quite common on the liver. Wishing you all the best

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Orangesandlemons77 · 05/12/2022 08:52

Thanks, Yes thankfully I got insurance after the previous surgeries so had the ultrasound quickly and MRI next week.

It was going to be 16 weeks and 18 weeks wait for each on the NHS.

Did you have pain with yours? I am getting some pain but they think it could be from adhesions from previous surgery

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gogohmm · 05/12/2022 08:55

I have lots in various places on my body all are considered benign but some are annoying, they will remove if causing pain or blockages

ontologicallou · 05/12/2022 08:55

No, no pain at all.

whineybing · 05/12/2022 08:59

I have a haemangioma on my liver. It was found on an ultrasound around 10 years ago. I had to have a follow up scan about 6 weeks later to see whether it had got any bigger but it hadn't. It was described to me as a sort of bruise. There was no need for any follow up and I haven't had any pain.

Greensleevevssnotnose · 05/12/2022 09:02

I have one too. Apparently heart shaped tho I couldn't see it on the scan. If gives me inflated liver readings when I have bilirubin etc but they ignore it now

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Orangesandlemons77 · 05/12/2022 11:19

I've been reading around 20% of women have one of these in the liver, more women than men have them and sometimes hormones seem to have an impact on them. Interesting.

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whineybing · 05/12/2022 11:48

I think that with the increase in scanning methods (CT, MRI etc) that we are finding things like this a lot more. Many moons ago we would have been unaware of things like this unless we needed surgery and the surgeon could physically see. I also have an odd kidney - works ok but just not normal which was found on a CT scan. Years ago I would never have known about this unless I was operated on.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 05/12/2022 12:13

Yes that might be the case. I think it is good to know about- it seems some larger ones can rarely cause symptoms and complications (not usually) so might be of use to know about

Most seem to be small though, mine is about 2cm. I'm somewhat wary as I was told my lipoma was nothing to worry about but due to it's location (not liver but bowel) caused me rare complications and emergency surgery in the past.

And it will be good to get the MRI to check it properly to see it is benign as well

I'm getting quite a bit of pain in the upper left but the Ultrasound said it wasn't the cause of my pain. However I have read online they can cause some pain but this is more usual in larger ones (4cm up)

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Endeavormorse · 05/12/2022 12:42

I had these a quite few years ago (it was diagnosed as focal nodular hyperplasia) and the consultant put it down to hormonal contraception. I stopped using it and was then scanned every 6 months and each time they got smaller. I haven't been scanned since. They caused no pain and were only found whilst scanning for something else.

nomorespaghetti · 05/12/2022 12:44

I have two on my liver, first seen on a scan, then confirmed with MRI. I was told I was a VOMIT - victim of modern imaging technology!

Inthetropics · 05/12/2022 12:56

I have some unexplained findings in my liver, most likely to be hemangiomas (but they can't be sure). Every year I do an MRI and it's always unconclusive, so my hepatologist always keeps an eye on it.

mrsrobin · 05/12/2022 13:51

I have had an "incidental finding" lesion found on a kidney during a scan for something else - it was advised to "keep an eye on it". This was about 8 years ago and I had an ultrasound for something else this year and asked the sonographer to check this lesion. It was exactly the same as before and he said they never seem to change and a lot of people have them.

Pondere · 05/12/2022 13:54

I have focal nodular hyperplasia lesions. No symptoms at all and does not cause any bother.

I have them checked annually as I have a history of cancer and so I insisted they monitor me just to be sure. They are still benign several years later.

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Orangesandlemons77 · 05/12/2022 15:56

Inthetropics · 05/12/2022 12:56

I have some unexplained findings in my liver, most likely to be hemangiomas (but they can't be sure). Every year I do an MRI and it's always unconclusive, so my hepatologist always keeps an eye on it.

I have heard that the MRIs can be inconclusive that might be a little stressful to deal with, but yes monitoring sounds helpful

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