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Liver Pain In Upper Right Back

Health Encyclopedia: Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Alternative Names

Primary liver cell carcinoma; Tumor - liver; Liver cancer; Cancer - liver

Symptoms

Abdominal pain or tenderness, particularly in the right-upper quadrant
Enlarged abdomen
Easy bruising or bleeding
Jaundice (a yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes)

Signs and tests

Physical examination shows an enlarged, tender liver.
A liver biopsy shows hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Expert & Community Posts

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Health Guide

Q&A About the Acetaminophen Drug Warning

...be changed until the FDA makes its final decision on acetaminophen.How does acetaminophen damage the liver?As with so many medications, acetaminophen is processed by the body in the liver. ... Read more »

Liver metastases

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Pyogenic liver abscess

Liver abscess; Bacterial liver abscess Symptoms Fever , chills Nausea, vomiting Pain in right upper abdomen ... Read more »

Cirrhosis: Causes

CausesSeveral processes can lead to cirrhosis.AlcoholismAlcoholism particularly endangers the liver. Alcoholic cirrhosis (also sometimes referred to as portal, Laennec's, nutritional, or micronodular... Read more »

Your Blood's Amazing Trip through Your Vascular System

...trip back in your veins, entering larger and larger ones as it goes, passing through your kidneys and liver on the way to drop off waste products. The blood eventually arrives back at the right... Read more »

Images

Liver scan

Medications

Percocet Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...change in the amount of urine If you do not have liver problems, the adult maximum dose of... Read more »

Tylenol Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...not have serious side effects. If you do not have liver problems, the maximum dose of... Read more »

Acetaminophen Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...not have serious side effects. If you do not have liver problems, the maximum dose of... Read more »

Pain & Fever Oral Precautions and Side Effects

...not have serious side effects. If you do not have liver problems, the maximum dose of... Read more »

MIDRIN Oral Precautions and Side Effects

... fast/irregular heartbeat If you do not have liver problems, do not take more than 4 grams... Read more »

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