Liver cancer is one of the common cancers with high incidence and insidious onset, usually without obvious symptoms in the early stage. So, what are the early symptoms of liver cancer? Experts will give a detailed introduction to this issue, let’s take a look together. Pain in liver area. Pain in the liver area is the first symptom of liver cancer, and most patients will experience pain in the liver area, with the incidence rate exceeding 50%. Pain in the liver area usually occurs in the right rib area or under the saber process, and is intermittent or persistent hidden pain, dull pain or stabbing pain, which may be mild or heavy at times or relieved by itself in a short period of time. The pain may be caused by the tumor enlarging and compressing the liver pericardium, or it may be caused by the tumor necrotic material stimulating the liver pericardium. Gastrointestinal symptoms. Common digestive tract symptoms include decreased appetite, epigastric fullness after meals, ambiguous gas, indigestion, nausea, etc., among which decreased appetite and abdominal distension are the most common. Diarrhea is also a more common early symptom of hepatocellular carcinoma, with high incidence, which is easily mistaken for chronic enteritis. Portal hypertension and intestinal dysfunction caused by portal vein or hepatic vein cancer embolism may lead to abdominal distension and increased frequency of stools.