Symptoms of Liver cancer

List of symptoms of Liver cancer:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Liver cancer includes the 34 symptoms listed below:

• No early symptoms - there are often no symptoms in its early stages
• Upper right abdomen pain
• Swelling in upper right abdomen
• Abdominal pain extends to back and shoulder
• Swollen abdomen
• Enlarged liver
• Weight loss
• Malaise
• Loss of appetite
• Feeling of fullness
• Weakness
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Fever
• Jaundice - and the various symptoms of jaundice:
  • Yellow skin
  • Yellow eyes
  • Darker urine
• Fluid retention
• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Abdominal lump
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal swelling
• Weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Early puberty in boys
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Liver damage
• Fatigue
• Jaundice
• Steatorrhea
• Metabolic disturbances

Note that Liver cancer symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Liver cancer signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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• Hidden Causes of Liver cancer
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Liver cancer
• More about Liver cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

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• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Liver Health: Home Testing
  • Home Hepatitis Tests
  • Home Liver Tests

Wrongly Diagnosed with Liver cancer?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Liver cancer includes:

• Liver conditions
• Secondary liver tumors - when caused by metastasis of a non-liver cancer to the liver; far more common than primary liver cancer.

• Alveolar Hydatid Disease

See the full list of 3 alternative diagnoses for Liver cancer

More about symptoms of Liver cancer:

More information about symptoms of Liver cancer and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Liver cancer
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Liver cancer
• Underlying causes of Liver cancer
• Risk factors for Liver cancer

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abdominal lump - see all causes of Abdominal mass
• Abdominal pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Abdominal pain extends to back and shoulder - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Abdominal swelling - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Asymptomatic in early stages - see all causes of No symptoms
• Darker urine - see all causes of Darkened urine
• Enlarged liver - see all causes of Enlarged liver
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Feeling of fullness - see all causes of Fullness
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Fluid retention - see all causes of Fluid retention
• Jaundice - see all causes of Jaundice
• Jaundice - see all causes of Jaundice
• Liver damage - see all causes of Liver damage
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Malaise - see all causes of Malaise
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• Nausea - see all causes of Nausea
• No early symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Steatorrhea - see all causes of Steatorrhea
• Swelling in upper right abdomen - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Swollen abdomen - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Upper right abdomen pain - see all causes of Abdominal pain
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Vomiting - see all causes of Vomiting
• Weakness - see all causes of Weakness
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss
• Yellow eyes - see all causes of Yellow eyes
• Yellow skin - see all causes of Yellow skin

Medical Books Online about Liver cancer

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Full text. Free access without registration. The full text of published medical book chapters related to Liver cancer is available from published medical books for more detailed information about Liver cancer.

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Symptoms of Liver cancer: Online Medical Books

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Colorectal cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer result from local obstruction and, in later stages, from direct extension to adjacent organs (bladder, prostate, ureters, vagina, sacrum) and distant metastasis (usually liver). In the early stages, signs and symptoms are typically vague and depend on the anatomic location and function of the bowel segment containing the tumor. Later signs or symptoms usually include pallor, cachexia, ascites, hepatomegaly, or lymphangiectasis.

ELDER TIP Older patients may ignore bowel symptoms, believing that they result from constipation, poor diet, or hemorrhoids. Evaluate your older patient's responses to your questions carefully.

On the right side of the colon (which absorbs water and electrolytes), early tumor growth causes no signs of obstruction because the tumor tends to grow along the bowel rather than surround the lumen, and the fecal content in this area is normally liquid. It may, however, cause black, tarry stools; anemia; and abdominal aching, pressure, or dull cramps. As the disease progresses, the patient develops weakness, fatigue, exertional dyspnea, vertigo and, eventually, diarrhea, obstipation, anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, and other signs or symptoms of intestinal obstruction. In addition, a tumor on the right side may be palpable.

On the left side, a tumor causes signs of an obstruction even in early stages because in this area stools are of a formed consistency. It commonly causes rectal bleeding (in many cases ascribed to hemorrhoids), intermittent abdominal fullness or cramping, and rectal pressure. As the disease progresses, the patient develops obstipation, diarrhea, or “ribbon” or pencil-shaped stools. Typically, he notices that passage of stools or flatus relieves the pain. At this stage, bleeding from the colon becomes obvious, with dark or bright red blood in the feces and mucus in or on the stools.

With a rectal tumor, the first symptom is a change in bowel habits, in many cases beginning with an urgent need to defecate on arising (morning diarrhea) or obstipation alternating with diarrhea. Other signs are blood or mucus in stools and a sense of incomplete evacuation. Late in the disease, pain begins as a feeling of rectal fullness that later becomes a dull, and sometimes constant, ache confined to the rectum or sacral region.

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Liver cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Clinical effects of liver cancer include:

❑a mass in the right upper quadrant

❑ tender, nodular liver on palpation

❑ severe pain in the epigastrium or the right upper quadrant

❑ bruit, hum, or rubbing sound if tumor involves a large part of the liver

❑ weight loss, weakness, anorexia, fever

❑ occasional jaundice or ascites

❑ occasional evidence of metastasis through venous system to lungs, from lymphatics to regional lymph nodes, or by direct invasion of portal veins

❑ dependent edema.

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Malignant spinal neoplasms: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Extramedullary tumors produce symptoms by pressing on nerve roots, the spinal cord, and spinal vessels; intramedullary tumors, by destroying the parenchyma and compressing adjacent areas. Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors.

The following clinical effects are likely with all malignant spinal cord neoplasms:

❑Pain — Most severe directly over the tumor, radiates around the trunk or down the limb on the affected side and is unrelieved by bed rest. It may worsen when lying down or with straining, coughing, or sneezing. Pain can be diffuse, occurring over all extremities. Generally, it progressively worsens and isn't relieved by medication.

❑ Motor symptoms — Asymmetric spastic muscle weakness, decreased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexes, and a positive Babinski's sign. If the tumor is at the level of the cauda equina, muscle flaccidity, muscle wasting, weakness, and progressive diminution in tendon reflexes are characteristic.

❑ Sensory deficits — Contralateral loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation (Brown-Séquard's syndrome). These losses are less obvious to the patient than functional motor changes. Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots.

❑Bowel and bladder symptoms — Urine retention is an inevitable late sign with cord compression. Early signs include incomplete emptying or difficulty with the urine stream, which is usually unnoticed or ignored. Cauda equina tumors cause bladder and bowel incontinence due to flaccid paralysis.

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Colorectal cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Signs and symptoms of colorectal cancer result from local obstruction and, in later stages, from direct extension to adjacent organs (bladder, prostate, ureters, vagina, sacrum) and distant metastasis (usually to the liver).

In the early stages, signs and symptoms are typically vague and depend on the anatomical location and function of the bowel segment containing the tumor. Later, they generally include pallor, cachexia, ascites, hepatomegaly, and lymphangiectasis.

Cancer on the right side

On the right side of the colon (which absorbs water and electrolytes), early tumor growth causes no signs of obstruction because the tumor tends to grow along the bowel rather than surround the lumen, and the fecal content in this area is normally liquid. It may, however, cause black, tarry stool; anemia; and abdominal aching, pressure, or dull cramps.

As the disease progresses, the patient develops weakness, fatigue, exertional dyspnea, vertigo and, eventually, diarrhea, obstipation, anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, and other signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. In addition, a tumor on the right side may be palpable.

Cancer on the left side

On the left side, a tumor causes signs and symptoms of an obstruction even in early stages because in this area, stool is of a formed consistency. It commonly causes rectal bleeding (typically ascribed to hemorrhoids), intermittent abdominal fullness or cramping, and rectal pressure.

As the disease progresses, the patient develops obstipation, diarrhea, or “ribbon” or pencil-shaped stool. Typically, he notices that passage of stool or flatus relieves the pain. At this stage, bleeding from the colon becomes obvious, with dark or bright red blood in the stool and mucus in or on the stool.

Rectal tumor signs

With a rectal tumor, the first indication is a change in bowel habits, often beginning with an urgent need to defecate on arising (“morning diarrhea”) or obstipation alternating with diarrhea. Other indications include blood or mucus in stool and a sense of incomplete evacuation.

Late in the disease, pain begins as a feeling of rectal fullness that later becomes a dull and sometimes constant ache confined to the rectum or sacral region.

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Liver cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Signs and symptoms of liver cancer include:

❑ a mass in the right upper quadrant

❑ a tender, nodular liver on palpation

❑ severe pain in the epigastrium or the right upper quadrant

❑ a bruit, hum, or rubbing sound if the tumor involves a large part of the liver

❑ weight loss, weakness, anorexia, fever

❑ occasional jaundice or ascites

❑ occasional evidence of metastasis through the venous system to the lungs, from lymphatics to the regional lymph nodes, or by direct invasion of the portal veins

❑ dependent edema.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Liver cancer:

Liver cancer is sometimes called a "silent disease" because in an early stage it often does not cause symptoms. But, as the cancer grows, symptoms may include:

• Pain in the upper abdomen on the right side; the pain may extend to the back and shoulder

• Swollen abdomen (bloating)

• Weight loss

• Loss of appetite and feelings of fullness

• Weakness or feeling very tired

• Nausea and vomiting

• Yellow skin and eyes, and dark urine from jaundice

• Fever

Liver cancer as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Liver cancer as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Liver cancer.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Liver cancer
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Liver cancer
• How serious is Liver cancer?
• More about Liver cancer
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

Full list of premium articles on symptoms and diagnosis

About signs and symptoms of Liver cancer:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Liver cancer. This signs and symptoms information for Liver cancer has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Liver cancer signs or Liver cancer symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Liver cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Liver cancer symptoms.