Physicians can sometimes feel a liver tumor when they press deeply into your abdomen on the right side of your body. When an abnormal area is identified, sometimes a biopsy is performed. Biopsy is a procedure through which a small sample of cells are collected through a needle. The needle is inserted through your skin and into the liver. The cells are withdrawn and then examined under a microscope.
Blood tests are also part of the evaluation for liver cancer.
Blood tests provide information about how well the liver is functioning and are used to identify tumor markers. Tumor markers are substances present in abnormal amounts in some people who have liver cancer. Liver cancer is very difficult to cure or control. Surgery may be recommended to remove the collection of cancerous cells. Chemotherapy , treatment with drugs that kill cancer cells, may be recommended.