What is a pelvic tumor?

Pelvic mass is a gynecological disease that generally occurs in women of all ages. Pelvic tumors are difficult to detect in the early stages of the disease, and symptoms usually appear in the late stages. Pelvic tumors usually appear as lumps and can be benign or malignant. It often manifests as irregular menstruation or pelvic inflammatory disease. If you don't pay attention to regular examinations, the condition may worsen and lead to pelvic tumors. There are several different ways to treat pelvic tumors, and patients should pay attention to dietary adjustments during the period of onset.

What is a pelvic mass

Anatomically, the pelvis is composed of the part surrounded by the pelvic peritoneum (communicating with the abdominal cavity) and the part outside the pelvic peritoneum (communicating with the retroperitoneal space). What common people call a “little belly”. Primary pelvic tumors have an insidious onset, and patients often delay seeking medical attention due to atypical symptoms. It may be 4 to 6 months or even 4 to 5 years before a correct diagnosis is made, so the tumor has ample opportunity to grow. Pelvic masses should be actively examined to identify the cause and receive early treatment.

The main manifestation is a pelvic mass. Ovarian tumors are the most common, among which malignant tumors account for 3.7%, which is lower than the reported 10%. In addition to the history of pelvic mass, they are accompanied by lower abdominal distension, significantly elevated CA125, and B-ultrasound shows substantial or mixed mass. Endometriosis-like cysts account for the second largest proportion. About 20% of cases have a history of dysmenorrhea, 1/3 of cases have menstrual disorders, manifested by delayed menstruation and continuous spotting. A small number of cases have no obvious symptoms, occasionally with lower abdominal distension, etc.

Treatment of pelvic tumors

Freezing method

The available methods for cryosurgery of pelvic malignancies are:

During surgery, the frozen tumor is either removed or not removed, or the entire organ is removed after freezing.

Percutaneous cryosurgery is usually performed under ultrasound, CT, or MRI guidance. The argon-helium freezing system is the first choice for cryotherapy. Depending on the size of the tumor, one or more cryoprobes are inserted and two cycles of freezing and thawing are performed. The ice ball must cover the entire tumor and at least 0.5-1.0 cm of normal tissue around it.

Dietary conditioning for pelvic tumors

Patients with pelvic tumors should pay attention to diet and strengthen nutrition. During the fever period, it is advisable to eat light and easily digestible food. Patients with high fever and loss of body fluid can be given pear juice, apple juice, watermelon juice, etc. to drink, but it should not be iced. Patients with yellow, heavy and thick leucorrhea have damp-heat syndrome and should avoid fried, greasy and spicy foods. Patients with cold pain in the lower abdomen, fear of cold, and back pain belong to the cold stagnation and qi stagnation type. They can be given warm foods such as ginger soup, brown sugar water, and cinnamon pulp. People who suffer from fever in the five parts of their body and lower back pain mostly suffer from kidney yin deficiency. They can eat meat, eggs and other blood and living things to nourish and strengthen their body.