Physical examination may show an enlarged, tender liver.
Tests include:
Abdominal CT scan
Abdominal ultrasound
Liver biopsy
Liver enzymes (liver function tests)
Liver scan
Serum alpha fetoprotein
Some high-risk patients may get periodic blood tests and ultrasounds to see whether tumors are developing.
Cancer Term:(malignant neoplasm) is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth, invasion that intrudes upon and destroys adjacent tissues, and sometimes metastasis, or spreading to other locations in the body via lymph or blood. These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which do not invade or metastasize. Cancer-ar-foundation