Right lobe liver cancer is a malignant tumor disease that occurs in the right lobe of the liver.
The liver is divided into the left lobe and the right lobe, and the right lobe represents the part of the liver. Right lobe hepatocellular carcinoma is a disease in which the right lobe of the liver becomes cancerous due to various reasons.
Specific liver cancers are subdivided into primary and secondary liver cancers. Primary liver cancer is currently thought to be related to factors such as hepatitis virus infection, aflatoxin poisoning and carcinogenic substances. Secondary liver cancer is formed when malignant tumors from other parts of the body metastasize to the liver.
Generally speaking, liver cancer can have symptoms such as abdominal pain, emaciation, abdominal mass, jaundice, etc., and it is easy to be complicated with adverse complications such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding and hepatic encephalopathy. When diagnosing right lobe hepatocellular carcinoma, attention should be paid to differentiate it from cirrhotic nodules and liver abscess, etc. Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is often accompanied by elevated alpha-fetoprotein.
Once the disease is diagnosed clearly, drug treatment, hepatectomy, liver transplantation, radiation therapy, local ablation therapy and other methods are feasible. Right lobe hepatocellular carcinoma will seriously affect patients’ quality of life and life expectancy, but early stage right lobe hepatocellular carcinoma patients may have a chance to be cured after active treatment.