Liver Cancer Symptoms

Clinical symptoms of liver cancer include pain in liver area, digestive symptoms such as loss of appetite and fever. Liver cancer is a kind of malignant tumor that occurs in the liver and can be divided into primary liver cancer and secondary liver cancer. The cause and pathogenesis of primary liver cancer are not yet clear, which may be related to alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis, hereditary factors and so on, while secondary liver cancer mainly refers to cancers metastasized to the liver from other organs of the body. Its symptoms may include: 1. pain in liver area: it mostly presents as persistent hidden pain, distension or stabbing pain in the right upper abdomen or middle upper abdomen, and the symptoms will be aggravated at night or after exertion. 2. Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, etc. Since these symptoms often lack specificity, they are easily ignored by patients. 3. Fever: mostly 37.5 ℃ ~ 38 ℃, individual can be as high as 39 ℃ or more. It is characterized by the use of antibiotic treatment is often ineffective, and oral indomethacin and other antipyretic and analgesic drugs to reduce fever. 4. Symptoms of hepatic decompensation: some patients with hepatic decompensation may also have symptoms such as hepatic palms, spider nevus, jaundice, and coagulation disorders. 4. In case of secondary liver cancer, there will be symptoms of the primary site. It is suggested that when patients have the above clinical symptoms of liver cancer, they should go to the hospital for consultation in time, so as to clarify the cause of the disease and carry out treatment under the guidance of doctors.