What are the symptoms of small liver cancer

When it comes to small liver cancer, many people don't know why liver cancer is divided into small and large. Small liver cancer is also a type of liver cancer, but compared with large liver cancer, the symptoms are milder, so it is called small liver cancer. So what are the symptoms of small liver cancer? Let's introduce them to you below.

1. Abdominal distension symptoms: It is often caused by the enlargement of the left lobe, which compresses the stomach, showing symptoms of upper abdominal distension and indigestion. The presence of ascites can cause distension of the entire abdomen.
1. Fever symptoms: The fever of liver cancer is mostly between 37.5℃ and 38℃, and a few can be higher. Patients often think they have a cold and fever and seek medical treatment. The body temperature is high, but the pain is not obvious. The cause of fever may be ischemia and necrosis inside the tumor, the absorption of necrotic products, or poor liver function and metabolic disorders that produce pyrogens.
2. Fatigue and weight loss: This is one of the clinical manifestations of early symptoms of small liver cancer. Weight loss can be caused by the consumption of liver cancer cells during proliferation, the stimulation of cancer tissue metabolites, and malnutrition caused by eating less.
3. Pain in the liver area: Pain in the liver area is the first symptom of small liver cancer. It manifests as intermittent or persistent dull pain or stabbing pain in the liver area in the right upper abdomen. It can be relieved without treatment. Sometimes it is misdiagnosed as cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, or duodenal bulb ulcer. Some patients have tightness or distension in the liver area.
4. Digestive tract symptoms: This is a common symptom of early hepatocellular carcinoma, mainly digestive dysfunction, clinically manifested as stomach enlargement, liver compression, decreased appetite, etc. Diarrhea is often caused by intestinal dysfunction caused by digestive and absorption disorders, intestinal infection, and ascites.