Cite this page: Jain D. Biliary cyst. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/livertumorbiliarycyst.html. Accessed March 3rd, 2021.
Definition / general
- Unilocular; single or multiple; when multiple usually a component of adult polycystic kidney disease
- Usually age 40+ years; prevalence increases with age
- No malignant potential
- Subcapsular, not connected to biliary tree
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Lined by cuboidal or biliary type epithelium; rarely squamous lined
- Thin fibrous wall with pigment laden macrophages; adjacent von Meyenberg complexes are present