What are the early symptoms of liver cancer?

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The first signs of liver cancer are loss of appetite, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting and abdominal fullness. About 1 / 3 of the patients can feel a mass in their right flank, and most of them report pain in the liver area, which is the first sign of liver cancer. Due to reduced digestive capacity, lack of nutrition, anemia, emaciation and other symptoms will soon appear. Because cancer cells erode intrahepatic bile duct, about 1 / 3 of patients may have jaundice, face skin, eyes and other yellow. Due to the increase of portal vein pressure, abdominal varicose veins may appear, followed by ascites, fever, etc. these signals indicate that liver cancer is in the middle and advanced stage. What are the early symptoms of liver cancer? Let's talk about it.

What are the early symptoms of liver cancer?

Liver pain. He had a history of hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. His condition was stable for many years. He had no fever or chills, but suddenly suffered from severe pain in the liver area. Most of the pain was in the right rib or under xiphoid process, and it was intermittent or persistent dull pain or tingling at the beginning. The pain can be mild or severe, or relieve or even disappear within a period of time. The pain was more obvious at night.

General symptoms. The whole body joint ache, especially in the back is the most obvious, to anti rheumatism treatment, the effect is not good.

Fever. Fever caused by liver cancer generally ranges from 37.5 ℃ to 38 ℃, occasionally above 38 ℃, and fever in the afternoon is more common.

matters needing attention

In the early stage of liver cancer complicated with cirrhosis, liver function damage and even severe liver failure are more likely to be caused by liver cancer surgery; In addition, when the location of liver cancer is near the porta hepatis, the risk of operation is also high; Finally, if the old and weak can not bear the liver cancer surgery, generally take traditional Chinese medicine conservative treatment.