Liver Cancer

The article reviews about all kinds of liver cancers such as hepatocellular adenoma which is a benign tumor that occurs in women of childbearing mostly. Hemangioma is a type of benign tumor composed of abnormal blood vessels. Infants with hemangioma can have heart failure. Hepatoma is a primary liver cancer. Many patients with hepatitis B and C are in risk for this cancer. Common symptoms of a liver hepatoma are jaundice which is the yellowing of the skin and eyes, vomitting, and fever. Most liver cancer is diagnosed through tests such as liver function tests which is a blood test determining for anything impure or not functional in the liver. Abdominal ultrasound uses sound waves to create an image of the organs. Hepatic arteriography is a technique in which material is injected in the body and x-rays are taken to follow the funtion of the liver. This article mentions many ways to diagnose cancer in the liver and different types of cancer of the liver. I found this article of great personal interest since I have an uncle with hepatitis C and when I see him he has yellow skin. After reading this article, I know now that it is jaundice.
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_liver/tumor.cfm