What Are the Causes of Metastatic Carcinoma of the Liver?
-
Family History
-
If you have a family history of heptocellular or metastatic carcinoma of the liver, you are at risk of developing this disease. This also includes hepatoma.
Hepatitis C
-
Hepatitis C is linked to causing metastatic carcinoma of the liver. Patients with this type of infection whose alpha-fetoprotein levels were raised or who were male are likely to develop this cancer.
Alcohol Abuse
-
Alcohol abuse that resulted in cirrhosis has caused metastatic carcinoma of the liver. Cirrhosis causes irreversible scarring of your liver.
Aflatoxin
-
Aflatoxin, a mold found within foods that include peanuts and wheat stored at high temperatures, has caused this form of cancer.
Heptocellular Carcinoma
-
Heptocellular carcinoma and other forms of cancer have caused metastatic carcinoma of the liver. In these cases, the original form of cancer spread before treatment.
-
Liver Cancer - Related Articles
- What Are the End Stage Symptoms of Liver Carcinoma?
- What Are the Treatments for Metastatic Liver Cancer?
- What Are the Known Causes of Liver Cancer?
- What Are the Causes of Fatty Infusions on the Liver?
- What Are the Causes of Hepatitis A?
- What Are the Causes of Fatty Liver?
- What Are the Causes of Fatty Infiltration of Liver?