Symptoms of liver abscess include high fever, chills and pain in liver area; symptoms of liver cancer include pain in liver area, hepatomegaly and jaundice. 1. Liver abscess is a purulent disease of liver, patient’s body temperature is often higher than 39 degree Celsius, accompanied by lack of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, and in the period of rising temperature, due to the sudden rise of body temperature, patient will have chills and other manifestations. The pain in liver area is mostly distending or dull pain, and peritonitis will occur if the abscess breaks through the abdominal cavity. 2. Hepatocellular carcinoma is a malignant tumor of liver, and the pain in liver area mostly involves the right shoulder, and in serious cases, liver rupture occurs, which causes severe pain, and the patient will also have enlarged liver, accompanied by bulging or fullness of upper abdomen. Patients with advanced stage of liver cancer also have yellowing of skin or mucous membrane, emaciation, malnutrition and fatigue. Liver cancer or liver abscess should be identified under professional doctor’s guidance, timely consultation and active treatment.