What kind of painkillers are effective in late stage liver cancer

What painkillers are effective for patients with advanced liver cancer?

1. The pain in late-stage liver cancer is mostly moderate to severe. The clinical cancer pain treatment guidelines stipulate that for moderate and severe pain, it is generally recommended to start with strong opioids.

2. In the late stage of liver cancer, some patients will experience cancer pain, which is caused by the tumor pulling on the liver capsule and invading surrounding tissues such as the chest wall, abdominal wall, and ribs. Severe pain: Strong opioids can be used, such as morphine sustained-release tablets, oxycodone sustained-release tablets, fentanyl transdermal patches, etc., and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics can also be used in combination.

What are the imaging manifestations of liver cancer?

Liver cancer is a malignant tumor of the liver. It can appear as a mass in the liver area on imaging such as CT or MRI, and can show fast-in-and-out imaging manifestations after enhancement. However, imaging examinations cannot confirm liver cancer. Further tests such as alpha-fetoprotein and puncture biopsy are needed to clarify the specific pathological nature of liver cancer.

In terms of dosage, the dosage abroad is higher, using 2ml/kg. CT enhanced scanning is more complicated because the liver has dual blood supply, which is divided into arterial phase, venous phase, portal phase, liver parenchymal phase, equilibrium phase and delayed scanning. The imaging of liver cancer is mainly manifested in the following aspects: Liver ultrasound examination of liver cancer. Liver cancer appears as a low-echo or high-echo space-occupying lesion on ultrasound, and there is often a halo around the lesion.