Risk Factors :

• Most common in men above age 50

• Cirrhosis (liver scarring) and its causes:

  • History of alcohol use

  • Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C infection

  • Long term inflammation of the liver

  • Hemochromatosis, or iron overload

• Other types of liver disease

• Obesity

• Diabetes

 

Symptoms :

Initially, there may or may not be symptoms from the metastatic liver cancer. If symptoms do occur, the symptoms for metastatic liver cancer include:

• Abdominal pain

• Jaundice, or yellowing of skin and eyes

• Weight loss

• Ascites

• Fatigue

• Easy bruising or bleeding

 

Diagnosis :

In addition to performing a physical exam, your doctor may perform the following exams :

• Ultrasound

• CT scan

• MRI

• Liver function tests

• Liver biopsy

 

Treatments :

• Chemoembolization

• Radioembolization (Y-90)

• Tumor ablation

 

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