Condition & Symptoms of Liver Cancer

The two different kinds of liver cancer are primary and secondary. Early stages of primary cancer start within the liver and stays inside the liver. Secondary liver cancer, also called metastatic cancer, begins in a different organ in the body and spreads to the liver. There are different conditions or types of liver cancer also.

Angiosarcoma

• Angiosarcoma or haemangiosarcoma is very rare. Only one percent of all primary liver cancers fall into this type.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

• Hepatocellular carcinoma, also known as HCC or hepatoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Out of 100 cases of liver cancer, hepatocellular makes up 85 of those cases.

Cholangiocarcinoma

• Cholangiocarcinoma is technically gallbladder cancer because it begins in the cells that line the bile duct. Out of 10 cases of liver cancer, this one is responsible for one or two of those cases.

Hepatoblastoma

• Hepatoblastoma is another rare form of primary liver cancer. This one attacks mainly young boys under the age of three.

Liver Cancer Symptoms

• Symptoms of liver cancer include constant pain in the right subcostal area, loss of appetite, anemia, adynamia, weakness, nausea, and vomiting. The liver may feel enlarged, with abdominal swelling.

Liver Cancer and Cirrhosis Symptoms

• The person begins to deteriorate, and pain in the liver increases. They may have jaundice, fever and frequent nose bleeds.