Stage 4 liver cancer symptoms
It’s possible that there are no symptoms when liver cancer is in its early stages. Furthermore, the signs and symptoms of liver cancer aren’t necessarily correlated with its stage. Each person’s experience with the condition is particularly individualized.
The signs and symptoms of advanced liver disease may include:
- Abdominal pain.
- Pain in the right shoulder blade.
- Abdominal edema and fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites).
- Loss of appetite.
- Feeling full after taking only a little meal.
- Weight loss without trying.
- Generalized itching.
- Liver enlargement (hepatomegaly) felt like a bulge under the ribs on the right side.
- Jaundice (yellowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin).
- Spleen enlargement (splenomegaly) felt like a mass under the ribs on the left side.
- Swelling in legs.
- Nausea or vomiting.
A liver cancer tumor may occasionally begin to manufacture hormones. These hormones may impact various systems and organs in the body in addition to the liver, resulting in signs and symptoms. That may include:
- Gynecomastia (breast enlargement in males).
- Testicle shrinkage.
- High cholesterol levels.
- Erythrocytosis: High red blood cells levels.
- Hypercalcemia: Elevated calcium levels that can make you feel weak, confused, or disoriented, as well as cause constipation or muscular difficulties.
- Hypoglycemia: Low blood sugar levels that can make you feel faint or fatigued.