What symptom is liver cancer terminal stage

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The impact of liver cancer on patients is particularly obvious. Generally, there will be nausea or loss of appetite, and sometimes precious life will be lost. Now I will share with you what symptoms of advanced liver cancer I have learned.

What symptom is liver cancer terminal stage

The most common symptom of the late stage of liver cancer is intermittent persistent, dull pain or distending pain. The symptoms of the late stage of liver cancer are caused by the rapid growth of the cancer, which makes the liver capsule tight. The tumor invaded the diaphragm and the pain could radiate to the right shoulder or back. Right back pain can be caused by tumors growing backward to the right. The symptoms of this advanced stage of liver cancer suddenly appeared as severe abdominal pain and peritoneal irritation, which indicated that the tumor nodules had subcapsular hemorrhage or burst into the abdominal cavity.

Jaundice is a common sign of liver cancer. Diffuse liver cancer and cholangiocarcinoma are most prone to jaundice. Jaundice is usually caused by bile duct compression or cancer invading into bile duct, or by hilar metastasis and lymph node enlargement. A small number of patients with liver cancer tissue to grow into the bile duct, the mass will block the bile duct, causing obstructive jaundice.

Symptoms 3. Other systemic symptoms. The endocrine or metabolic syndrome caused by abnormal metabolism of liver cancer or various effects of cancer tissue on the body is called cancer associated syndrome, which sometimes precedes the symptoms of liver cancer itself. In particular, there will be a series of complications, such as: hyperlipidemia, increased red blood cells, hypoglycemia, hypercalcemia and so on, which are also common and we should pay attention to the symptoms.

matters needing attention

The treatment of advanced liver cancer is also very difficult. Patients should pay attention to positive cooperation, especially the timely adjustment of mood. Pessimistic mood has a special impact on the deterioration of the disease. We should be emotionally stable and accept the disease calmly.