Knowledge about right ovarian teratoma

What is the role of ovaries for female friends? Its main function is to produce eggs and secrete ovarian hormones. From this you can see how important the ovaries are to women's fertility. However, ovarian teratoma threatens the health and normal fertility of many female friends. So, friends, what do you think about us getting some knowledge about this? I have compiled some relevant knowledge about right ovarian teratoma for you.

symptom

① Abdominal discomfort Medium-sized benign tumors or rapidly growing malignant tumors often cause abdominal distension and discomfort.

② Benign abdominal masses grow slowly and are not easy to be found, and patients often touch them accidentally. Malignant tumors grow quickly and are easy to detect.

③Abdominal pain: When benign tumors are complicated by pedicle torsion, rupture, bleeding, and infection, abdominal pain of varying degrees may occur. If a malignant tumor infiltrates into the surrounding area or compresses the nerves, it may cause abdominal pain, back pain, or lower limb pain.

④ Compression symptoms: A large tumor that fills the pelvic cavity may cause compression symptoms such as frequent urination, difficulty urinating, constipation, shortness of breath, palpitations, etc.

⑤ Uterine disorders and endocrine symptoms When the tumor produces steroid hormones or the tumor destroys both ovaries, it can cause menstrual disorders or abnormal uterine bleeding. Granulosa cell tumors and theca cell tumors can produce excessive estrogen and cause precocious puberty or postmenopausal uterine bleeding. Testicular blastoma can produce excessive androgens and cause masculinization.

⑥ Manifestations of metastatic lesions include coughing up blood and dyspnea due to lung metastasis; changes in stool, blood in stool, intestinal obstruction, etc. due to intestinal metastasis.

Testing

① Ultrasonic examination B-ultrasound imaging can detect the location, size, shape and nature of the tumor.

②Radiological diagnosis: barium meal radiography, barium enema, and air contrast radiography can help determine whether there are tumors in the digestive tract. CT examination can locate and characterize pelvic tumors, and determine whether there is metastasis to the liver, lungs, and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Pelvic lymph node angiography can determine whether ovarian tumors have lymph node metastasis.

③Laparoscopic examination can directly observe the origin and gross condition of the tumor, as well as the entire pelvic and abdominal cavity and diaphragm, to determine the extent and stage of the lesion. Ascites can be aspirated for cytological examination, or suspicious tissue can be taken for pathological examination. However, large masses or masses with adhesions are contraindicated.

④ Cytological examination: Cytological examination of ascites obtained by abdominal or posterior fornix puncture is helpful for the diagnosis of ovarian malignant tumors.

What are the symptoms of right ovarian teratoma, and what are the related auxiliary examination methods? After learning the relevant knowledge about right ovarian teratoma, I believe that female friends can make a preliminary judgment on their own physical condition based on this knowledge, which will help friends with this disease to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.