Is endometrioma serious?

Living in today's society where cancer is so common, we really need to be cautious at all times. Cancer can strike if we are not careful, and even children cannot escape the bad luck. Of course, there are many types of cancer. In addition to paying attention to prevention, we should also learn more about this area. So, is endometrioma serious? As a common tumor among female gynecological diseases, let’s take a look at the consequences of endometrioma.

Is endometrioma serious?

To answer the question of whether endometrioma is serious, we need to analyze it from the beginning based on its original definition, so that we can fundamentally understand what kind of disease endometrioma is. Endometrioma is also known as endometrial stromal sarcoma in clinical practice. It is a tumor mainly derived from endometrial stromal cells, and there are two types: low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma and high-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma.

When it comes to the question of whether endometrioma is serious, in fact, since each patient has different clinical characteristics after the onset of the disease and the severity of the disease is also different, it is difficult to define whether endometrioma is serious or not. However, in general, the cure rate of low-grade endometrioma is higher, so its severity is relatively mild compared to high-grade endometrioma. In addition, patients with low-grade endometrioma can achieve longer survival after treatment, and there is a possibility of no recurrence or metastasis.

Is it possible to cure endometrioma?

At present, surgical treatment is the primary treatment method for endometrioma. For patients with low-grade endometrioma, the entire uterus and bilateral adnexa can be removed, and the lesions can be removed as cleanly as possible to save the patient's life. However, for patients with highly malignant endometrioma, surgical treatment can only temporarily delay symptoms, and there are many problems after surgery, such as easy recurrence and easy metastasis.