What are the symptoms of advanced liver cancer? Liver cancer is an important disease that seriously threatens the health of patients. What are the symptoms of advanced liver cancer?
1. Jaundice in advanced stage of liver cancer
Jaundice usually occurs in the late stage of liver cancer, which can be caused by the damage of liver cells, or due to the compression or invasion of the bile duct near the hepatic hilum by cancer block, or biliary obstruction caused by scattered cancer tissue and blood clot.
2. Hepatomegaly in advanced stage of liver cancer
More than 90% of patients with liver enlargement, and progressive swelling, hard texture, uneven performance, there are different sizes of nodules or huge masses, blunt and irregular edges, often have varying degrees of tenderness. When the liver cancer protrudes under the right costal arch or xiphoid process, the upper abdomen may be partially uplifted or plump. If the cancer is located on the diaphragmatic surface, the secondary manifestation is the elevation of the diaphragm and the lower edge of the liver may not be enlarged. Due to the rich and tortuous arteries of liver cancer, or the compression of hepatic artery or autogenous abdominal artery by huge cancer, the inner diameter of the artery suddenly narrowed. Sometimes, a blow like vascular murmur can be heard on the abdominal wall close to the tumor.
3. Late symptoms of liver cancer with pain in liver region
Liver pain is one of the common symptoms of advanced liver cancer. The pain is equivalent to the location of the tumor, and often presents persistent distending pain or dull pain. Liver pain is caused by the rapid increase of tumor and the pulling of liver capsule. If the lesion invades the diaphragm, the pain may involve the right shoulder. When cancer nodule ruptures, can cause sharp pain suddenly, and have peritonitis symptom and sign. If the amount of bleeding is large, it will cause syncope and shock.