Hepatocellular carcinoma - Symptom
Alternative Names
Primary liver cell carcinoma; Tumor - liver; Liver cancer; Cancer - liver
Symptoms:
- Abdominal pain or tenderness, especially in the upper-right part
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Enlarged abdomen
- Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)
Signs and tests:
Physical examination may show an enlarged, tender liver.
Tests include:
Some high-risk patients may get periodic blood tests and ultrasounds to see if tumors are developing.
- 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
Kew MC. Hepatic tumors and cysts. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Sleisenger MH, eds. Sleisenger & Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2006: chap 91.