What are the symptoms of primary liver cancer?

The symptoms of primary liver cancer are not obvious, but the disease progresses very quickly, so it is important to understand the symptoms of liver cancer. Below, experts will introduce the symptoms of liver cancer in detail.

Symptoms of primary liver cancer often include fatigue, jaundice, and include:

1. Abdominal distension: caused by huge tumors, ascites and liver dysfunction. The distension is obvious in the upper abdomen, especially after eating and in the afternoon, and the distension is aggravated. Patients often reduce their food intake to alleviate the symptoms, and are often mistaken for indigestion and not taken seriously, delaying diagnosis and treatment.

2. Poor appetite, nausea, and vomiting: often caused by liver damage and tumor compression of the gastrointestinal tract, among which poor appetite is the most common symptom. The more serious the condition, the more obvious the symptoms.

3. Fatigue and weight loss: caused by the metabolism of malignant tumors, excessive consumption and lack of food intake. It may not be obvious in the early stage. As the disease progresses, the weight gradually decreases. In the late stage, the patient becomes extremely thin, anemic, exhausted and cachectic. A small number of liver cancer patients with slower disease progression may also experience temporary weight gain after rest and supportive treatment.

4. Fever: caused by tumor tissue necrosis, increased metabolic products, and tumor compression of the bile duct combined with cholangitis. Those without infection are called cancer fever, which is usually not accompanied by chills.

5. Unexplained low fever is a common symptom of liver cancer. The body temperature is generally between 37.5℃ and 38℃, but inflammatory diffuse liver cancer often has high fever, which can reach above 39℃. It is easily misdiagnosed as liver abscess, and antibiotic treatment is often ineffective. However, indomethacin (Indomethacin) can reduce fever.

6. Hematemesis and black stools: Hematemesis is mainly caused by liver cancer combined with liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension causing rupture of esophageal varicose veins and acute gastric mucosal lesions. Black stools are mainly caused by portal hypertension gastropathy or peptic ulcer. Digestive tract bleeding caused by decreased coagulation function due to liver damage is rare.

7. Diarrhea: It is mainly caused by varying degrees of liver damage leading to a decrease in digestion and absorption capacity. It can also be caused by the metastasis of liver cancer cells to form portal vein cancer thrombus.

8. Pain in the liver area: This is the most common and main clinical symptom. The pain is usually persistent, dull, bloating or stabbing, and is more obvious at night or after fatigue.

9. Metastatic symptoms: Liver cancer can metastasize to the lungs, bones, pleura, gastrointestinal tract, lymph nodes, etc. Depending on the location of the metastasis, it can cause corresponding symptoms, such as chest pain and hemoptysis in lung metastasis, local pain and pathological fractures in bone metastasis.

The above are the symptoms of liver cancer. Through the introduction of experts, I believe you have a certain understanding of the symptoms of liver cancer. If you have any questions about the symptoms of liver cancer, please consult our online experts.

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