health infoLiver metastases are frequent in the course of various malignancies, particularly colorectal cancer, lung, breast, hypernephroma, pancreatic and neuroendocrine tumors.

May be asymptomatic, but rather present as right upper quadrant pain, associated with toxic shock syndrome, detected in the clinical and laboratory parameters (liver function) a cholestatic pattern of varying intensity.

Very rarely liver metastases may mimic clinically a chronic liver disease or acute liver failure. On the contrary, are detected by ultrasound or CT scan, and if necessary, confirmed by aspiration.

The prognosis and treatment of patients with liver metastases depend on the primary tumor and the tumor stage. In the secondary cancer of gastrointestinal origin may be indicated for surgical resection based on their number and location.

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