Hepatocellular carcinoma refers to liver cancer, ca is the abbreviation of cancer, is to reduce the patient’s fear of disease and out of humanitarianism for the patient, clinically usually abbreviated as liver ca. Liver cancer is a malignant tumor of the liver, the mortality rate is high, the exact cause of the disease is unknown, but there is a close relationship with cirrhosis, viral hepatitis.
In addition, the toxic effect of aflatoxin on the liver is also a factor in the development of liver cancer. Intermittent or persistent pain in the liver area is often the first symptom of liver cancer, accompanied by digestive symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, aversion to grease, and in severe cases, jaundice, wasting, weakness, and fever.
Ancillary tests for liver cancer include ultrasound, CT, MRI, and laboratory tests including methemoglobin, but ultimately biopsy pathology is needed for clarification. The principle of treatment for liver cancer is early detection and early treatment. The treatment methods include surgery, chemotherapy drug therapy, targeted drug therapy, radiation therapy and other multi-modal combination of comprehensive treatment.