How does secondary liver cancer (colorectal liver metastases) present?
Colorectal liver metastases do not usually present with any symptoms and are routinely monitored by regular scans after the primary bowel cancer has been removed. Bowel cancer patients undergo routine ultrasound or Computer Tomography (CAT) scans which will detect and tumour deposits in the liver. In some patients if the cancer spread is extensive they may develop symptoms of increasing nausea, poor appetite and weight loss.
