Liver Cancer Misdiagnosis - Medical Negligence Solicitors
There are no obvious symptoms in the early stages of liver cancer however as the disease progresses there may be evidence of jaundice and ascites accompanied by pain and other more specific symptoms :-
Jaundice occurs if the liver isn’t functioning properly and fails to rid the body of its toxins. Jaundice causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow and may cause severe itching, with dark coloured urine and stools.
Ascites is caused by a build up of fluids causing abdominal swelling which may be due to cancer cells affecting how the liver functions or by cancer cells blocking the lymphatic system which drains excess fluid.
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Diagnosis
The problem with liver cancer is that the symptoms can be confused and misdiagnosed by a doctor as some other less serious condition. Misdiagnosis of liver cancer is medical negligence. Liver cancer diagnosis is by ultrasound scan, abdominal CT (computerised tomography) scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan, liver biopsy and laparoscopy all of which depend on human interpretation of test results making the victim vulnerable to misdiagnosis.