There are several possibilities for liver masses

If a lump appears in the liver, you must pay attention. There are only two reasons for this situation: either it is benign or malignant. There are many causes, such as some liver diseases, the most common of which is viral hepatitis. In addition, frequent drinking can lead to alcoholic liver disease, which can easily induce the appearance of liver lumps. Of course, there is also a primary cause. Generally, this type of primary tumor is benign.

There are several possible causes of liver tumors.

1. Viral hepatitis:

Epidemiological statistics show that areas where hepatitis B is prevalent are also areas with a high incidence of liver cancer. People who have had hepatitis B are 10 times more likely to develop liver cancer than those who have not had hepatitis B. Long-term clinical observations have revealed that hepatitis, cirrhosis and liver cancer are a trilogy of continuous migration and evolution. Recent studies have shown that viral hepatitis associated with liver cancer mainly includes hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), among which hepatitis B is the most common.

2. Alcohol:

As the saying goes, "drinking hurts the liver." Drinking is not the direct cause of liver cancer, but it acts like a catalyst, promoting the occurrence and progression of liver cancer. People who have a long-term alcohol addiction are prone to liver cancer. This is because after alcohol enters the human body, it is mainly metabolized in the liver. The toxicity of alcohol to liver cells causes liver cells to hinder the decomposition and metabolism of fatty acids, causing fat deposition in the liver and resulting in fatty liver. The more you drink, the more serious the fatty liver will be, which will lead to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. If hepatitis patients drink heavily, it will greatly accelerate the formation and development of cirrhosis and promote the occurrence of liver cancer.

3. Diet-related factors:

The occurrence of liver cancer is closely related to lifestyle habits. Long-term consumption of moldy food, food containing nitrosamines, and deficiency of the trace element selenium are also important factors in promoting liver cancer. Aflatoxin B1 is a substance that has been proven to have clear carcinogenic effects. It mainly exists in moldy food such as corn, peanuts, rice, etc. In addition, when a large amount of food containing nitrite is consumed, the nitrite accumulates in the body and cannot be excreted in time, it can be converted into nitrosamines in the body. Foods with high nitrite content are mainly smoked or salted meat products, which have clear carcinogenic effects.