Does liver cancer have the symptom of abdominal distension

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Liver cancer in the early stage will appear some abnormal symptoms, but many patients are relatively easy to ignore, missed the opportunity of treatment. So does liver cancer have the symptom of abdominal distension? The following is the detailed answer made by relevant experts.

Does liver cancer have the symptom of abdominal distension

Symptom 1: hematemesis melena is mainly caused by primary liver cancer combined with cirrhosis, portal hypertension, rupture of lower esophageal varices and acute gastric mucosal lesions.

Symptom 2: abdominal distension is caused by huge tumor, ascites and liver dysfunction. The abdominal distension is obvious in the upper abdomen, especially after eating and in the afternoon. Patients with primary liver cancer often reduce food by themselves to try to alleviate symptoms, and are often mistaken for dyspepsia and do not pay attention to delay diagnosis and treatment.

Symptom 3: fever due to tumor tissue necrosis, increased metabolites and tumor compression of bile duct with cholangitis caused by non infection is called cancer fever. Most of them are not accompanied by shivering, and low fever of unknown reason is a common symptom of primary liver cancer. The body temperature is generally between 37.5 ℃ and 38 ℃.

matters needing attention

The adjuvant treatment of traditional Chinese medicine can inhibit the proliferation of liver cancer cells, induce apoptosis and differentiation, control the deterioration of the disease and reduce the possibility of metastasis.