Review of 336 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma at Songklanagarind Hospital

Table 2 Presenting symptoms and abnormal physical findings of patients

Presenting symptoms	n	%
Mass-related symptoms (Abdominal pain or fullness, dyspepsia, palpable mass)	188	56
Cirrhosis-related symptoms (Jaundice, GI bleeding, edema, abdominal enlargement, encephalopathy)	59	17.6
Liver abscess-like symptoms (High fever with acute abdominal pain and tenderness)	45	13.4
Non-specific symptoms (Anorexia, nausea, vomiting, malaise, weight loss, chronic anemia)	26	7.7
Metastasis symptoms (Dyspnea, cough, bone pain, palpable lymph node)	11	3.2
Asymptomatic (Routine checked up or other unrelated disease)	7	2.1
Abnormal physical findings
Hepatomegaly	282	83.9
Fever	185	50.5
Jaundice	143	42.6
Anemia	138	41.1
Ascites	123	36.6
Cachexia	86	25.6
Chronic liver stigmata	86	25.6
Edema	59	17.6
Splenomegaly	42	12.5