What Are The Symptoms Of Liver Cancer?
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Weight loss, low appetite & other features depending on underlying cause.
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Live cancer commonly presents with constitutional symptoms like weight loss and decreased appetite.
If the liver cancer develops on a background of liver cirrhosis, jaundice may be present.
If liver cancer develops on a background of hepatitis, jaundice is always present, liver enzymes are elevated and viral markers like hepatitis B antigen, hepatitis C antigen are positive.
On Ultrasonography of abdomen, liver may be enlarged in case of hepatitis or may be shrunken with multiple nodules in case of cirrhosis.
Many a times, ascitis - accumulation of fluid in abdominal cavity may also occur.
Features of liver failure like low proteins, prolonged prothrombin time, low albumin, low vitamin K etc can also occur.
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