What is metastatic liver cancer?
The meaning of pathological term ‘metastatic’ is the transportation of dangerous pathogens or cancerous cells from the originating part of the body to the other parts of the body. Metastatic live cancer is mostly originated in lungs, large intestine, breasts, etc. The reason why cancer spreads to the liver is because in the liver blood filters from the whole body. And when these cancerous cells are detached from the primary cancer site, they travel through the bloodstream. It would be shocking to know that most of the times the diagnosis of metastatic liver cancer leads to the discovery of a cancer. This diagnosis is often late and hence metastatic liver cancer survival rates are low. The main problem with this condition is that it cannot be diagnosed until the cancer has advanced. Few of the liver function tests cannot confirm if a person has got metastatic liver cancer or no. Few of other advanced methods of diagnosis like MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT (Computed Tomography)
