Is liver metastasis liver cancer?

Many people think that liver metastasis is liver cancer and there is no essential difference between the two. This is not the case. Liver metastasis and liver cancer are two different diseases with great differences, such as causes and manifestations. Only by fully understanding these can we treat the symptoms and recover healthily. The following is a detailed introduction to the difference between liver metastasis and liver cancer.

1. Disease-causing factors:

Liver metastases are mainly caused by the metastasis of malignant tumors, such as lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, etc., which can invade the liver and cause liver metastases. The causes of liver cancer are different and are affected by many factors such as smoking, alcoholism, bacterial infection, family heredity and chronic hepatitis stimulation.

2. Clinical symptoms:

Most patients with liver metastases will have obvious clinical symptoms, mainly liver pain, abdominal distension, abdominal mass, fever, malaise, fatigue, jaundice, ascites, cachexia, etc. The symptoms of liver cancer mainly include liver pain, abdominal distension, malaise, fatigue, weight loss and progressive liver, upper abdominal mass, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, liver and kidney failure, jaundice, ascites, liver palms, spider nevi, etc.

3. Differential diagnosis method:

The diagnosis of liver metastases requires multiple examinations such as liver function tests, CT examinations, MRI examinations, and histopathological examinations. The examination methods for liver cancer mainly include blood tests, pathological examinations, B-ultrasound examinations, CT examinations, positron emission tomography examinations, and liver puncture biopsy.

It can be seen that liver metastasis is not liver cancer, and there are great differences between them. Only by fully understanding these can we accurately distinguish liver metastasis from liver cancer, achieve symptomatic treatment and healthy recovery. During the recovery period of liver metastasis and liver cancer, we should also pay attention to liver protection and eat more liver-protecting foods such as sorghum, red dates, wolfberry, longan, chestnuts, etc., which are edible and beneficial to health.