Three main symptoms of gallbladder cancer

Gallbladder cancer is a very serious gallbladder disease that can seriously damage the gallbladder health of patients with gallbladder cancer. In severe cases, severe pain may occur. What are the common symptoms of gallbladder cancer ? Here are some common symptoms of gallbladder cancer.

Common symptoms of gallbladder cancer include:

1. Digestive tract symptoms

Most of the symptoms of gallbladder cancer are persistent pain in the right upper abdomen, which may be paroxysmal and aggravated, radiating to the right shoulder and waist and back. This symptom of gallbladder cancer accounts for 84%. Since gallbladder cancer often coexists with gallstones and inflammation, the pain is similar to that of calculous cholecystitis, starting with discomfort in the right upper abdomen, followed by persistent dull pain or dull pain. Sometimes the symptoms of gallbladder cancer are accompanied by paroxysmal severe pain that radiates to the right shoulder.

2. Jaundice

It is a common symptom of gallbladder cancer. Due to the spread of the tumor, about 1/3 to 1/2 of patients with gallbladder cancer develop jaundice. Jaundice is the first symptom in a few patients, and most jaundice occurs after pain. Jaundice is persistent and progressively worsens. A few patients show intermittent jaundice. Jaundice often appears in the late stage of the disease, accounting for 36.5%, and is mostly caused by cancer tissue invading the bile duct and causing malignant obstruction. The early symptoms of gallbladder cancer are accompanied by weight loss, fatigue, and even cachexia, yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, and symptoms of gallbladder cancer are accompanied by difficult-to-treat skin itching.

3. Pain in the right upper abdomen

The vast majority (90%) of gallbladder cancer symptoms include indigestion, aversion to greasy food, belching, and decreased appetite, which is due to the gallbladder's inability to digest fatty substances.

The above is an introduction to the common symptoms of gallbladder cancer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Once the symptoms of gallbladder cancer appear, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease.