What are the symptoms of liver cancer? This symptom is a sign of liver cancer

Mr. Li, who has entered his prime, has been suffering from chronic hepatitis. He himself did not take it lightly until one day, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the right upper abdomen, and he thought of going to the hospital for a check-up. Unexpectedly, this belated check-up was like a bolt from the blue. The ultrasound results showed a huge liver cancer in the right liver, with a diameter greater than 10 cm.

Liver cancer is a very "vicious and insidious" malignant tumor. Its danger lies in that it is difficult to detect in the early stage. Once diagnosed, it is mostly in the late stage, and the course of the disease progresses rapidly. Therefore, it is called the "king of cancer". All patients who are middle-aged or older and have a long history of liver disease, such as those with unexplained liver pain, weight loss, and fluctuating transaminase elevation, should have a B-ultrasound and a serum alpha-fetoprotein test every 6 months.

Detailed explanation of the symptoms and characteristics of liver cancer

1. Physical signs:

1. Right upper abdominal pain: Mainly characterized by persistent dull pain in the liver area, especially at night and after fatigue.

2. Loss of appetite: abdominal distension and discomfort, which worsens after meals, fatigue, and weight loss.

3. Low fever: often with unexplained low fever.

4. Patients with liver cancer and cirrhosis may also experience symptoms such as nosebleeds and bleeding gums.

5. The clinical manifestations of liver cancer are very atypical. Some patients may seek medical treatment with prominent symptoms such as high fever, jaundice, and acute abdomen, and some even come to the hospital with symptoms caused by metastatic lesions.

2. Ascites: In the late stage of liver cancer, symptoms such as jaundice, ascites, and lower limb edema are common.

3. Splenomegaly: The spleen is hard, smooth and non-tender.

4. Varicose veins of the abdominal wall: When liver cancer is combined with cirrhosis, various signs of cirrhosis may appear, such as spider nevi, varicose veins of the abdominal wall, liver palms and other symptoms.

If you find the following conditions, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible:

1. Pain in the liver area. More than half of the patients experience this as the first symptom, which is usually persistent dull pain, stabbing pain or distending pain.

2. Systemic and digestive tract symptoms. In the early stage, it is often difficult to attract attention, and the main manifestations are fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, etc. Some patients may also have symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, etc. In the late stage, anemia, jaundice, ascites, lower limb edema, subcutaneous hemorrhage and cachexia may appear.

3. Hepatomegaly. This is the most common sign of mid- to late-stage liver cancer. In many cases, hepatomegaly or a mass in the liver is accidentally felt by the patient and becomes the first symptom of liver cancer.

5. Hepatomegaly: The liver progressively enlarges or a lump is felt in the upper abdomen, which is hard or nodular in texture and has local tenderness.