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Typically, the patient is a middle-aged woman presenting with abdominal pain and/or discomfort, with distension and a palpable mass [1, 6, 7, 14]. Rare presentations include vomiting, dyspepsia, anorexia, and weight loss.<ref name="Ahanatha PillaiVelayutham2012">{{cite journal|last1=Ahanatha Pillai|first1=Sastha|last2=Velayutham|first2=Vimalraj|last3=Perumal|first3=Senthilkumar|last4=Ulagendra Perumal|first4=Srinivasan|last5=Lakshmanan|first5=Anand|last6=Ramaswami|first6=Sukumar|last7=Ramasamy|first7=Ravi|last8=Sathyanesan|first8=Jeswanth|last9=Palaniappan|first9=Ravichandran|last10=Rajagopal|first10=Surendran|title=Biliary Cystadenomas: A Case for Complete Resection|journal=HPB Surgery|volume=2012|year=2012|pages=1–6|issn=0894-8569|doi=10.1155/2012/501705}}</ref> | |||
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Overview
History and Symptoms
The clinical presentation is variable, depending on the size and location of the cyst. Abdominal pain, obstructive jaundice, palpable mass, increasing abdominal girth, nausea, and vomiting are common signs and symptoms.
Biliary cystadenomas range in size from 3 to 40 cm. Large cystadenomas may demonstrate mass effect on adjacent organs or may be associated with hepatomegaly.
The clinical presentation of biliary cystadenoma is variable, depending on the size and location of the tumor. Potential symptoms include:[1] right upper quadrant pain obstructive jaundice palpable liver edge or mass increasing abdominal girth (large tumors) nausea and vomiting
Typically, the patient is a middle-aged woman presenting with abdominal pain and/or discomfort, with distension and a palpable mass [1, 6, 7, 14]. Rare presentations include vomiting, dyspepsia, anorexia, and weight loss.[2]
References
- ↑ Biliary cystadenoma.Dr Yuranga Weerakkody and Radswiki et al.Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/biliary-cystadenoma
- ↑ Ahanatha Pillai, Sastha; Velayutham, Vimalraj; Perumal, Senthilkumar; Ulagendra Perumal, Srinivasan; Lakshmanan, Anand; Ramaswami, Sukumar; Ramasamy, Ravi; Sathyanesan, Jeswanth; Palaniappan, Ravichandran; Rajagopal, Surendran (2012). "Biliary Cystadenomas: A Case for Complete Resection". HPB Surgery. 2012: 1–6. doi:10.1155/2012/501705. ISSN 0894-8569.