The difference between ovarian cysts and tumors, women must read this!

Ovarian cancer is a common malignant tumor disease in women with extremely high morbidity and mortality rates, posing a great threat to women's health. Therefore, when an ovarian tumor is discovered, it is important to pay attention and seek timely treatment. Otherwise, the treatment of the ovarian tumor will become more difficult, and in severe cases it may even be fatal.

Severity of illness:

Ovarian cysts are generally benign and may be related to excessively high estrogen levels in the body and long-term estrogen stimulation. The vast majority of ovarian cysts are formed during the ovarian repair process after ovulation, and mainly occur in women aged 30-50. When most ovaries ovulate, there will be no obvious changes in the appearance of the ovaries. Only in a few cases will cysts form. The cysts formed after an ovulation are generally not very large, and small cysts will generally disappear on their own.

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor that seriously threatens women's reproductive health. Its mortality rate ranks first among all gynecological tumors. The cause of ovarian cancer is still unclear, but it is closely related to the patient's endocrine factors, environmental factors, family and genetic factors.

Clinical manifestations:

Ovarian cysts are usually asymptomatic in the early stages and are often discovered during gynecological examinations or when they grow larger and complications occur. The main manifestations are abdominal masses (patients feel that the lower abdominal mass is gradually increasing or a mass is touched in the abdomen); compression symptoms, such as palpitations and dyspnea caused by compression of the diaphragm; frequent urination, dysuria or urinary retention when the bladder is compressed; upper abdominal discomfort and loss of appetite may also occur when the gastrointestinal tract is compressed; abdominal pain symptoms are mostly caused by torsion of the ovarian tumor pedicle, and occasionally by tumor rupture, bleeding or infection.

The early symptoms of ovarian cancer are not obvious. Malignant cases may show non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms earlier, such as loss of appetite, indigestion, abdominal distension, etc. If the tumor is huge, the abdomen will be swollen and the patient may experience discomfort such as difficulty breathing, palpitations, and inability to lie flat. When a tumor compresses or invades surrounding tissues or organs, there will be frequent urination, hematuria, constipation, bloody stools, lower abdominal pain, back pain, or sciatica. When the tumor pedicle is twisted, ruptured, or infected, severe abdominal pain may occur.