[Benign solid tumors of the liver--review of current knowledge]

Benign solid tumors of the liver may be one of the great diagnostic difficulties among the hepatic problems. The most common of them are: haemangiomas, adenomas, nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH). There are several useful ways of imaging for those lesions (USG, CT, MR), which are helpful in decision-making and further management. This article presents a summary of the main information on benign solid tumors of the liver based on internet database MEDLINE. Also, it contains some proceedings of treatment and control for patients with those lesions, which can help to differentiate benign and malignant hepatic tumors.