What to do if liver cancer enters the brain

What should I do if liver cancer enters the brain?

1. Liver cancer is a very common malignant tumor of the digestive system. If liver cancer enters the brain, it indicates that the liver cancer has metastasized to the brain and the disease has progressed to the late stage, that is, stage 4 liver cancer. Brain metastasis of liver cancer will show corresponding symptoms. For example, there will be increased intracranial pressure, dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, etc. In this case, further treatment of brain metastasis cancer is required, including radiotherapy, interventional treatment, etc.

2. Anti-tumor treatment is also needed for the primary lesion of liver cancer, including palliative surgery if surgery is possible, interventional chemotherapy, microwave ablation and cryosurgery, etc. There are also targeted treatment options available.

Can liver cancer in stage IV be cured by surgery?

Liver cancer is a malignant tumor of the digestive system, and stage IV liver cancer is an advanced stage of liver cancer. Generally speaking, this type of cancer may have extensive lesions spread within the liver, peripheral metastasis, or distant metastasis, and there is no way to perform surgery to cure it.

The only further treatment options are interventional chemotherapy, microwave ablation, etc. Most patients with stage 4 liver cancer may survive about half a year to a year, and very few can survive for more than two years. Treatment should be focused on alleviating pain as much as possible.