Cystic Lesions of the Liver

This chapter describes the various benign and malignant cystic lesions of the liver. The lesions and conditions covered include simple cysts, polycystic liver disease, biliary hamartomas, biliary cystadenomas, biliary cystadenocarcinomas, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of biliary origin, Caroli’s disease, peribiliary cysts, cystic hepatocellular carcinoma, cystic metastases, and post-traumatic lesions. The imaging characteristics and clinical management of these lesions are reviewed.