Compare the etiologies of the various types of cystic masses in the liver. List a differential diagnosis for a solid liver mass. Describe the treatment modalities available for hepatic neoplasms. He has a history of hepatitis C secondary to blood transfusion 20 years earlier with contaminated blood. This is his first episode of upper GI bleeding.
Physical examination reveals a tachypneic, hypotensive male in moderate distress.
There are numerous spider angiomata over his interior chest wall. A caput medusae is noted over his anterior abdominal wall. His abdomen is distended, but no fluid wave is demonstrated. The liver span is 10 cm. The spleen is palpable 2 cm below the costal margin.