Overview
Adult Primary Liver Cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of your liver. Primary Resectable Liver Cancer is the earliest stage of the disease and can typically be removed by surgery.
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Your liver has a right and left lobe, as shown here. Localized Primary Liver Cancer is when the cancer is only found in one of the lobes of your liver. In this stage, the cancer has not spread to any other organs in your body or the area surrounding your liver.
This means that the tumor can be removed through surgery, making it resectable.
What Tests Will I Need and Why?
Blood and Imaging tests are done to understand your general health, confirm your diagnosis and determine your cancer stage.
Doctors may also look for hepatitis and liver damage to tell you more about what caused your cancer.
Tissue analysis is also typically done to identify the cancer cell type, which is critical to finding the best treatment option for you.
If your treatment team has not already performed tests to determine your cancer’s features, please ask your doctor when these tests will be performed.
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Commonly Searched Questions
What are the symptoms of Localized Primary Liver cancer?
Localized primary liver cancer does not normally present with symptoms. However, these are some symptoms that may occur.
- Yellowing of the eyes and skin (jaundice)
- Feeling weak constantly
- An abnormal swollen abdomen
- Nausea and vomiting
- Unintentional weight loss
- A lump on the right side below the rib cage
Source: Cancer.gov
What are the common treatment options for localized primary liver cancer?
These are some common treatment options that are available for your localized primary liver cancer:
- Surveillance for lumps less than 1cm
- Partial hepatectomy which means a part of the liver affected is removed
- Total hepatectomy where the whole liver is removed and there is a liver transplant
- Ablation therapy
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What is the survival rate of localized primary liver cancer?
According to SEER data, localized liver cancer has a survival rate of 36.1%. This generally means that people with localized liver cancer are 36.1% as likely as people without cancer to live for 5 years after the diagnosis.
Source: Cancer.gov
Is localized liver cancer curable?
Localized liver cancer is potentially curable if treatment is started early. Since there is still a chance of recurrence monitoring should be done after completing treatment.
Source: Cancer.org
How common is localized liver cancer?
Localized primary liver cancer is relatively rare compared to other cancer types. According to SEER data, there was 96,178 people diagnosed with liver cancer in 2018.
Source: Cancer.gov
How long can someone live without treatment?
There is no clear length of time that someone with localized liver cancer can live without treatment. The severity of the illness depends on the function of the liver, the extent of the cancer and the overall health of the patient.
Source: Cancer.gov
