Is liver cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage? Doctor: Mostly because you ignored these 6 early symptoms!

The incidence of "liver cancer" in my country is actually not high, it is far from being on a par with lung cancer, colorectal cancer and other diseases!

　　However, liver cancer has the name of "the king of cancer" in clinical practice , and its annual death rate is second only to lung cancer. The reason behind this is that most patients have hepatocellular carcinoma, which is extremely malignant and develops rapidly . And affected by the characteristics of the liver itself, liver cancer is not obvious in the early stage.

　　Even in the direct part of relevant research, the onset of primary liver cancer is quite insidious, and there may be no symptoms in the early stage . At this stage, also known as the "subclinical stage" , if the patient does not undergo targeted examinations, it is difficult to find that the liver has become cancerous. Even after the symptoms of liver cancer appear, patients will blindly think that they are just suffering from gastrointestinal diseases.

　　So the question is, what are the symptoms that gradually appear that may be the signal of liver cancer?

　　1. Liver pain

　　Most of the incidence of liver cancer is actually based on chronic liver disease, and nearly 70% of patients are combined with liver cirrhosis . At this time, the liver has been deformed and hardened, with necrotic liver cells and exudation of tissue fluid .

　　At the same time, the tumor at the cancerous site is also growing , which will irritate the capsule on the surface of the liver , causing the capsule to be overstretched .

There are a lot of nerve distribution　　on the liver capsule , so the patient will experience pain in the liver area, that is , persistent dull pain, swelling pain or traction pain in the right rib . In severe cases, this pain can also radiate to areas such as the right shoulder and back;

　　2, liver size

　　This is one of the most typical signs of advanced liver cancer, and it is also the most common sign. You must know that the liver is originally located in the right upper abdominal cavity. Under normal circumstances, it is affected by the wrapping of bones, muscles and adipose tissue. It is difficult for us to touch the liver with our hands.

　　However, after entering the middle and advanced stages of liver cancer, the enlarged liver will often be touched under the costal margin of the patient. It presents a limited bulge and has a relatively hard texture . Blocks appear;

****## 　　3. Nausea and vomiting

　　During the development of liver cancer, the reason why many patients mistakenly think that they have stomach problems is because liver cancer is combined with gastrointestinal symptoms, such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

　　The causes of liver cancer combined with gastrointestinal symptoms are quite complex, including the decline of liver function itself, tumor compression of the gastrointestinal tract, gastrointestinal congestion, portal hypertension, and ascites . Usually, the more advanced the patient is, the more likely the patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms will be. more obvious.

　　It is due to the influence of abnormal digestion that patients will experience symptoms such as weight loss, progressive fatigue and fatigue , and anemia ;

4. Black stool or vomiting blood

　　This is a typical manifestation of upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and it is also one of the common symptoms of advanced liver cancer. Because liver cancer in the process of development, may cause portal hypertension and gastric varicose veins, gastrointestinal blood vessels congestion.

　　If the patient eats hard food and indigestible food at this time , it may cause gastrointestinal bleeding. In the case of a small amount of bleeding, it is manifested as black tarry stools , and if the amount of bleeding is large, symptoms of hematemesis will occur ;

5. Ascites

　　This situation basically occurs in patients with liver cirrhosis and cancer. Because of the double damage of the disease, patients often have portal vein and hepatic vein tumor thrombi .

　　In addition, during the development of liver cancer, cancer cells may also infiltrate into the peritoneum, resulting in ascites , which is mostly grass-yellow or bloody;

　　6. Jaundice

　　This is often a sign of advanced liver cancer, especially in patients with diffuse and cholangiocarcinoma. The clinical jaundice caused by liver cancer is mainly divided into two types. The first is the extensive infiltration of cancerous tumors that destroys liver function , resulting in hepatocellular jaundice . The second is that the cancer compresses or invades the bile duct , leading to obstruction of bile excretion and the development of resistive cholestasis.

　　Finally, I would like to remind everyone that the clinical symptoms of liver cancer are various, but it cannot be denied that in the earliest stage of liver cancer, the symptoms are indeed not typical, and there may be no abnormalities.

　　Therefore, if you have a family history of liver cancer, a long history of alcoholism, or a long history of chronic liver disease, you should not only be vigilant about your physical manifestations, but also have regular medical check-ups.****