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Liver metastases - Symptom

Alternative Names

Metastases to the liver

Symptoms:

In some cases, there are no symptoms. When symptoms occur, they may include:

Anorexia
Fevers
Jaundice
Nausea
Pain, usually in the upper right part of the abdomen
Sweats
Weight loss

Signs and tests:

Tests that may be done to diagnose liver metastases include:

Bilirubin blood test
CT scan or MRI
Liver function tests
PET scan
Ultrasound of the liver

Liver biopsy

Hepatocellular cancer, CT scan

Liver metastases, CT scan

Digestive system organs

Reviewed last on: 9/4/2008
Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Kemeny N, Kemeny M, Dawson L. Liver metastases. In: Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2008:chap 59.

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