Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Primary liver cell carcinoma; Tumor - liver; Liver cancer; Cancer - liver
Symptoms
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Abdominal pain or tenderness, especially in the upper-right part - Easy bruising or bleeding
- Enlarged abdomen
- Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice)
Signs and tests
Physical examination may show an enlarged, tender liver.
Tests include:
Abdominal CT scan Abdominal ultrasound Liver biopsy - Liver enzymes (
liver function tests ) Liver scan Serum alpha fetoprotein
Some high-risk patients may get periodic blood tests and ultrasounds to see whether tumors are developing.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma Treatment
Review Date: 08/09/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow
Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed
by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
