How is liver cancer staged? Divided into these four stages

Liver cancer is clinically divided into four stages, namely, very early stage, early stage, advanced stage and terminal late stage, based on the size of the liver cancer tumor, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis. Active treatment in the very early and early stages has a better prognosis.

1. Extremely early stage of liver cancer <br/>The extremely early stage is the early stage of liver cancer. At this time, the tumor is small, there are no obvious clinical symptoms, and there is no lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis. If surgical resection is chosen in time, the prognosis is good.
2. Early stage of liver cancer <br/>As liver cancer progresses, it will enter the early stage from the very early stage. At this time, there may be discomfort symptoms such as liver pain, jaundice, aversion to greasy food, nausea and vomiting. The possibility of lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis is small, and surgical treatment has a good prognosis.
3. Progressive stage of liver cancer <br/>At this time, the tumor grows larger, and there will be obvious discomfort symptoms such as pain in the liver area and abdominal lumps. Lymph node metastasis may have occurred. After surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy are still needed to achieve good results.
4. Terminal late stage of liver cancer <br/>This is the most serious stage of liver cancer. Distant metastasis has occurred and surgical treatment is not possible. Only palliative therapy can be used to improve quality of life and prolong survival.