Tumor of the liver: pathological progression of the disease

The liver is a vital organ, the pathologies of which lead to extremely undesirable consequences. Tumor of the liver can be both benign and malignant. A benign liver tumor is extremely rare in modern medicine, as it is diagnosed accidentally, on a regular routine examination, for example. These asymptomatic liver tumors have different ethnologies, but are most often represented by lymphangiomas, hemangiomas, lipomas, fibromas and hamartomas. Specificity of this pathology is the absence of clinical manifestations, which makes it very difficult to make a timely diagnosis. A liver tumor of a benign nature is treated by a surgical procedure only when it rapidly enlarges in size and begins to squeeze the neighboring organs. Most often, a vivid representative of such neoplasms is hemangioma, which is asymptomatic in the body, but in more neglected states it exerts pressure on nearby organs, which is why its development in the body must be systematically monitored by regularly performing ultrasound. Slow growth is very likely in favor of benign education.

Malignant liver tumor in medical practice is much more common. Such liver damage can be primary (formed from cells of the liver structures) and secondary (pathogenic nodes spread to other organs).

The question arises, what is the reason for the development of such a pathology, as a tumor of the liver of a malignant nature? First of all, it should be mentioned that the development of liver cancer provokes chronic viral hepatitis, since the carriers of this virus are more prone to malignant liver damage. Also, the pathology progresses against the background of liver cirrhosis, hemochromatosis, syphilis and is an irreversible consequence of parasitic ailments and alcoholism.

A liver tumor has common symptoms that can not uniquely determine the final diagnosis, but "push" the patient to seek detailed advice and diagnosis to a specialist. So, in the early stages of the disease, general weakness is noticed, as well as various dyspepsia disorders, expressed by nausea, loss of appetite and vomiting. In addition, pulling pain in the right side, a feeling of heaviness and a rise in temperature prevail. A characteristic feature is that a potential patient begins to lose weight noticeably. The dominance of the pathological process can be visually observed over time, as the enlargement of the liver creates a "protrusion" from beneath the costal arch, and can also acquire painful densification and tuberosity. When palpating the liver, a tumor-like focus can be felt, jaundice progresses.

A liver tumor can diagnose only a complete clinical examination with the delivery of "live" material for laboratory testing. When the final diagnosis is made, the treatment is prescribed immediately. The main method of eliminating this disease is surgical. Thus, in the detection of hepatocellular cancer, the hepatic segment with the tumor is operatively removed, with cholangiocarcinoma it is possible to remove the duct from the tumor with further application of anastomosis, and in the diagnosis of single pathogenic nodes, ablation is possible, that is insertion of a special needle into the liver node The action of which the pathogenic neoplasm is destroyed.

It is also often prescribed intravascular chemotherapy, in which the effect of the chemotherapy directly on the focus of pathology.

However, one way or another, the choice of method of treatment depends on the specific nature of the tumor, its spread in the body and the degree of progression. Only an expert can choose an alternative treatment regimen.