Hepatocellular cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma Service

Hepatocellular carcinoma is cancer of the liver.

Causes

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• Hepatocellular carcinoma is not the same as metastatic liver cancer, which starts in another organ (breast or colon) and spreads to the liver.
• The cause of liver cancer is usually scarring of the liver (cirrhosis). Cirrhosis may be caused by:
  
  
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Certain autoimmune diseases of the liver
  • Diseases that cause long-term swelling and irritation (chronic inflammation) of the liver
  • Hepatitis B and C
  • Too much iron in the body (hemochromatosis)

• Abdominal pain or tenderness, especially in the upper-right part
• Easy bruising or bleeding
• Enlarged abdomen
• Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice)

• Physical examination may show an enlarged, tender liver tests include:
  
  
  • Abdominal CT scan
  • Liver biopsy
  • Liver enzymes (liver function tests)
  • Liver scan
  • Serum alpha fetoprotein

1. Aggressive surgery or a liver transplant - small or slow-growing tumors if they are diagnosed early.
2. Chemotherapy and radiation treatments -may be used to shrink large tumors so that surgery has a greater chance of success.

• No symptoms.
• Abdominal bloating
• Recurring intolerance of fatty foods
• Steady pain in the right upper abdomen that increases rapidly and lasts from 30 minutes to several hours.
• Nausea or vomiting
• Indigestion & belching.

• The usual outcome is poor, because only 10 - 20% of hepatocellular carcinomas can be removed completely using surgery.

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Liver failure
• Spread (metastasis) of the carcinoma

Persistent abdominal pain, especially if you have a history of any liver disease.

• Vaccination against hepatitis B
• Quit alcohol