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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]

Surgery

 In the majority of cases of benign hepatic tumors, patients are asymptomatic, and no treatment is indicated. The main indication for treatment is the presence of significant clinical symptoms or suspicion of malignancy or fear of malignant transformation. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for benign liver lesions.

• Embolization
• ERCP
• Liver resection
• Liver transplantation

Indications

• Bleeding tumor
• Solitary Symptomatic Tumors