Liver tumors, benign and malignant. What are the characteristics and how are they treated? Update April 23, 2011
Primary liver tumors and then the malignant form, HCC, are less common in Europe than in Asia. But if a tumor is found in the liver, it often does much unrest among the people. To reassure a liver tumor found in a study is often benign, and in a good way to remove. Even there is often a benign tumor and adopted a cautious attitude is hoped that the tumor will go away. Why liver tumors caused an awful lot seems to be dealing with nutrition, because the liver is a detoxification organ task. A healthier diet and lifestyle would provide a sound effect on benign tumors.
Medical names for benign tumors are the following: haemangiomen (blood vessel tumors), focal nodular hyperplasia (growths arising out of or from liver cells and bile ducts) and adenomas (growths arising out of or from liver cells). If there are two kinds the first is often suggested for a while to see how they develop and if they do not go away. Is there a benign adenoma that has reached a certain size, larger than 5 cm. average, these tumors are surgically removed. Also, since benign adenomas can grow and change into malignant adenomas. Furthermore, in the liver caused by cavities filled with fluid and then they called cysts. They are also easy to remove.
Malignant primary liver tumors occur mostly in people who suffer from hepatitis B or C and consequently suffer from chronic infections. This is called hepatocellular carcinoma. (This is one of the liver cancer itself outgoing) Another rather rare form of primary liver cancer is cancer Fibrolamellar a rare liver cancer in children and relatively young women. Also, a primary liver tumor arising in the bile ducts, called cholangiocarcinoma (galwegkanker)
The potential treatment of primary liver tumors according to size, geographical location determined. In principle, a primary liver tumor surgically removed. The liver is the only organ that grows back after surgery and its function is fully restored. Operations are known in which 65% of the liver was removed. Liver transplants are also done so in such Groningen, but this is a long waiting list. Yet there are also other ways of processing, such as alcohol injection or laser treatment. Local chemotherapeutic rinses, TACE - Trans-Arterial Chemo embolization is a common form of chemo. Systemic chemotherapy is used less frequently in primary liver cancer. Radiation is occasionally applied, but is not seen as cure for primary liver tumors.
For further metastases in liver tumors by liver tumors or metastases as cancers, colon cancers and look for eg under TACE and LITT treatments for liver tumors.
