Can liver cancer be detected by blood test? What tests are needed for liver cancer?

If you have symptoms such as liver pain, fever, nausea and vomiting, and unexplained weight loss, you should be highly alert to liver cancer. So, what tests should be done if you suspect liver cancer? Can blood tests detect it? In response to this question, we will give a detailed introduction below. Let's take a look together!

Can liver cancer be detected through blood tests?

Some abnormalities may be found in blood tests for liver cancer. Anemia and leukocytosis may be found, especially eosinophils, or accompanied by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, increased uric acid, elevated blood enzymes, etc.

However, in order to clearly know whether it is benign or malignant, further diagnosis is needed.

Other tests for liver cancer

1. Ultrasound examination:

Ultrasound examination is the most common examination in the diagnosis of liver cancer. It is widely used in the screening of liver cancer and follow-up after treatment because of its simple operation, low price, convenience, non-invasiveness and no side effects on the human body.

2. CT examination:

CT examination plays a very important role in the diagnosis of liver cancer. Through abdominal CT enhanced scanning, the specific situation of the tumor can be clearly seen: location, shape, size, number, richness of tumor blood supply and the relationship between intrahepatic ducts. It is very helpful for the staging of liver cancer, further diagnosis, guidance of subsequent treatment and judgment of prognosis.

3. Pathological examination

It can be clearly determined whether it is benign or malignant liver cancer.

4. Selective hepatic artery angiography:

It is mostly used for patients with liver cancer who cannot be diagnosed after other examinations. It is an invasive examination that can clearly see small lesions in the liver and the blood supply of the tumor. It can not only further confirm the liver cancer, but also block the tumor supplying blood vessels by injecting iodized oil, thereby achieving the purpose of diagnosis and treatment.

The diagnosis of liver cancer is not difficult. Usually, the above symptoms combined with examinations can make an accurate judgment. When diagnosed with liver cancer, it must be treated in time so that you can get rid of the torture of liver cancer as soon as possible.

How is liver cancer treated?

The treatment measures currently used clinically include: surgical resection, interventional therapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment, etc., which can be used alone or in combination. Clinically, the treatment of liver cancer is mostly comprehensive treatment.

Generally, for early-stage liver cancer, surgery is first performed to radically remove the tumor, and then other anti-tumor treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and traditional Chinese medicine are combined to consolidate the therapeutic effect. If surgery is not possible due to personal reasons such as physical condition, palliative treatment can also be considered, such as interventional chemotherapy embolization for liver cancer, which can also achieve certain therapeutic effects. The specific treatment to be taken depends on the individual situation.