This section covers only primary liver cancer in adults. The subtypes of primary liver cancer in adults are known as the cell type from which they operate, and are detailed below:
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma may follow different growth patterns. Some develop growths in the form of tentacles by the liver. This pattern is most common in the United States. Others begin as a single tumor that spreads to other areas of the body at a late stage of the disease. However, other develop as nodules in different places of the liver. Sometimes the pattern is not clear.