Published: 7 July 2018
Author(s): Chia-Hung Shen, Chun-Han Liao, Te-Chun Shen
Issue: July 2018
Section: Internal Medicine Flashcard

Chest radiography performed during the general health check-up of a 60-year-old herdsman revealed a round, calcified lesion in the right upper quarter of the abdomen (Fig. 1a). The patient did not present with fever, poor appetite, abdominal pain, jaundice, or body weight loss. He had no specific complaints, and his physical examination was unremarkable. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a well-defined cystic lesion with a rim calcification in the liver (Fig. 1b). No enhancing solid portion or septum was detected in the lesion.

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