What is the most common primary liver tumor?
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. Hepatocellular carcinoma occurs most often in people with chronic liver diseases, such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection.
Do benign liver tumors cause pain?
Most benign liver tumors do not have symptoms. Symptoms usually do not develop until the mass is so big that it pushes on other organs. When this happens, it can cause upper abdominal pain, particularly on the right side.
Is it dangerous to have a spot on Your Liver?
Although not universally a sign of liver cancer, spots on the liver are always a cause for medical concern and an indication that further diagnostic procedures should be conducted. Even where liver cancer is not present, the condition may (depending on circumstances) be dangerous and treatment may be indicated.
What kind of cancer can spread to the liver?
The most common cancers to spread to the liver are lung, colon, breast, and pancreatic cancers. Metastatic liver cancer is more common than primary liver cancer, and is an ominous development, as it indicates an advanced stage of cancer in the original host organs.
What kind of tumor is a spot on the liver?
Non-Cancerous Tumors. Hemangioma. There are several kinds of non-cancerous tumors that can manifest as spots on the liver. Hemangioma is one of these and indeed hemangiomas are the most common non-cancerous tumor of the liver. A hemangioma is composed of abnormal blood vessels developing in gestation as the liver forms in the womb.
Although not universally a sign of liver cancer, spots on the liver are always a cause for medical concern and an indication that further diagnostic procedures should be conducted. Even where liver cancer is not present, the condition may (depending on circumstances) be dangerous and treatment may be indicated.
When did my husband find out he had liver cancer?
My husband was told he had liver cancer after he had back surgery. He had surgery in 2010 to remove the cancer which went great. A year later they found 2 more spots and wanted to do surgery and he refused surgery by advice from primary doctor. They gave him 3 to 6 months to live in 2011.
What kind of liver disease does my husband have?
My husband has always had what was referred to as fatty liver. In 2014, he was diagnosed with NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) and cirrhosis. Our gastroenterologist advised him to maintain a weight around 180 lb. and to eat a liver-friendly diet.
What causes a non cancerous spot on the liver?
Liver adenoma is another and much less common type of non-cancerous liver tumor. Liver adenomas (also known as hepatocellular adenomas) arise from the abnormal growth of hepatocytes (liver cells). This can occur as a result of a rare genetic disorder called familial liver adenomatosis. It can also emerge from other causes.