Post Date November, 16 2024
The ovaries are an important part of the female body, and reasonable maintenance should be taken seriously in daily life, especially to prevent ovarian diseases. Ovarian tumors are one of the common diseases.
Ovarian tumor type
1. Benign tumors: Small areas generally do not produce symptoms, and occasionally may experience falling or pain in the lower abdomen. Can clearly touch abdominal lumps, with a smooth surface, no tenderness, and a cystic appearance. Many benign tumors grow into stalks through the shape of fallopian tubes, with no adhesion to surrounding tissues and high mobility. They can move the mass from the lower abdomen to the upper abdomen.
2. Malignant tumor: It grows rapidly, with irregular masses, no mobility, and can be accompanied by ascites. In the short term, systemic symptoms such as weakness, fever, and loss of appetite may occur.
3. Functional ovarian tumors: such as granulosa cell tumors, which produce a large amount of estrogen and can cause symptoms of precocious puberty. The characteristics of women are rapid development of their physique, mammary glands, and external genitalia, with menstruation occurring but no ovulation. Bone development can exceed the normal range. At the same time as the increase of estrogen in the urine, the level of gonadotropins in the urine also increases, exceeding the general pattern and reaching the level of humans.
4. Other: Medium sized, long stemmed ovarian masses (including accumulated ovarian cysts) can cause torsion of the tumor body and pedicle. After torsion, bleeding and necrosis may occur, and acute abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting may occur in clinical practice. During examination, the abdominal muscles at the tumor site are tense, with significant tenderness, increased body temperature, and increased white blood cell count. When the tumor is large, compressing adjacent organs can cause difficulty in urination and defecation.
Symptoms of ovarian tumors
1. Abdominal pain: Abdominal pain is the most common symptom of ovarian tumors. Benign tumors combined with stem twisting, rupture, bleeding, and infection can cause patients to experience varying degrees of abdominal pain. Malignant tumors infiltrating or compressing nerves can cause abdominal pain, low back pain, or lower limb pain.
2. Abdominal mass: Many patients wake up in the morning with bladder filling and unconsciously feel rapid swelling in the lower abdomen, rapid growth of the mass, or occurrence of ascites, and must be vigilant. However, when the tumor is small (below 7 centimeters), there are many situations that cannot be touched by oneself, and it must be detected through ultrasound examination. Ovarian cancer tumors can also occur in people below 5 centimeters. So it is necessary to undergo regular gynecological examinations. If an ovarian mass of about 5cm is found, regular follow-up and close observation are necessary.
