Liver Cancer - Symptoms, Causes, and Doctors

About- Liver cancer, also known as hepatic cancer and primary hepatic cancer, is cancer that starts in the cells of the liver

Main types
Hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatoma) - It develops in the hepatocytes, the predominant liver cells
Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) - It develops in the small, tube-like bile ducts in the liver
Liver Angiosarcoma- It begins in the blood vessels of the liver
Hepatoblastoma

Symptoms-

Abdominal bloating

Abdominal pain (upper portion), tenderness

Appetite loss

Back pain

Easy bruising or bleeding

Enlarged liver

Enlarged spleen

Fatigue

Feeling full after a small meal

Fever

Itching

Jaundice

Nausea and vomiting

Unintended weight loss

Weakness

White stools

Causes-
It occurs due to gene mutation but why this mutation takes place that is not clear.

Risk factors

Cirrhosis of liver

Diabetes

Excessive alcoholism

Exposure to aflatoxins

Hemochromatosis

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Obesity

Wilson's disease

Specialists to visit

Hepatologist

Palliative Medicine

Transplant Surgeon

Interventional Radiologist

General Surgeon

Oncologist

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