What are the symptoms of adnexal teratoma?

The symptoms of adnexal teratoma are usually not particularly obvious in the early stage, but as the teratoma grows, the body will generally show some symptoms. In fact, you can carefully observe the changes in your body and judge whether you have teratoma through these symptoms. However, once it is confirmed to be a teratoma, it is best to treat it in time, otherwise it will have a great impact on women's health. What are the symptoms of adnexal teratoma?

What are the symptoms of adnexal teratoma?

1. Discomfort in the lower abdomen. This is the initial symptom before the patient feels a lower abdominal mass. Due to the weight of the tumor itself and the influence of intestinal peristalsis and changes in body position, the tumor moves in the pelvic cavity, involving its pedicle and pelvic infundibulum ligament, causing the patient to have a feeling of fullness and falling in the lower abdomen or iliac fossa.

2. Increased abdominal circumference and abdominal swelling. It is the most common phenomenon in the chief complaint. The patient realizes that his clothes or belt seem tight and small, and then notices that his abdomen is enlarged, or he feels it occasionally in the morning, so he presses his abdomen and finds a tumor in his abdomen, coupled with abdominal distension and discomfort.

3. Abdominal pain. If the tumor has no complications, there is very little pain. Therefore, abdominal pain felt by patients with ovarian tumors, especially those that occur suddenly, is mostly caused by torsion of the tumor pedicle, or occasionally by tumor rupture, bleeding or infection. In addition, malignant cysts often cause abdominal pain and leg pain, and the pain often causes patients to seek emergency treatment.

How to prevent adnexal teratoma

1. Develop good living habits, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption. Smoking: The World Health Organization predicts that if people stop smoking, the number of cancers in the world will be reduced by one third in five years.

2. Tobacco and alcohol are extremely acidic substances. People who smoke and drink for a long time are very likely to develop an acidic constitution.

3. Do not eat too much salty and spicy food, and do not eat overheated, too cold, expired or spoiled food; the elderly and weak or those with a genetic gene for certain diseases should eat some anti-cancer foods and alkaline foods with high alkaline content as appropriate to maintain a good mental state.

No matter what kind of disease it is, you must build up strong self-confidence to face it. You should strike a balance between work and rest, don't overindulge yourself, and also pay attention to your diet, avoid eating too spicy food, and focus on light food. In front of people with a good attitude, diseases will feel afraid. With proper treatment, the diseases will disappear.