What are the early symptoms of mucinous ovarian cancer

Ovarian mucinous cystadenoma is the most common type of ovarian epithelial tumor and is a benign tumor. The characteristics of serous ovarian cancer are cystic tumors with a diameter of 1 to 20 cm; unilocular is common, but multilocular is also possible. The cyst fluid is mostly clear, straw yellow, serous, and occasionally turbid or even bloody. There are many changes in growth patterns and morphology, especially papillary growth, and the patterns are diverse. Bilaterality is more common than other types of epithelial tumors.

Serous or mucinous cystadenocarcinomas are malignant tumors from the same source, with a lower incidence than benign tumors, among which mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is less common than serous cystadenocarcinoma. Benign cases mostly occur in patients aged 30 to 40, while malignant cases mostly occur in patients over 40. Early ovarian cancer usually has no obvious symptoms, and even if symptoms occur, they are non-specific, such as menstrual disorders and mild gastrointestinal discomfort. As the tumor grows, lower abdominal distension and discomfort may occur, and sometimes frequent urination, diarrhea, constipation, etc. may occur due to compression or involvement of the bladder or rectum. Late symptoms are mostly caused by ascites, omentum or gastrointestinal metastasis, such as abdominal distension, shortness of breath, upper abdominal discomfort, and incomplete or even complete intestinal obstruction. Irregular vaginal bleeding may occur in some tumors with stromal luteinization or tumor invasion of the uterus.

The treatment of ovarian mucinous cystadenoma depends on several factors, including the stage of the disease, the pathological type and the patient's general health. The experts involved in the treatment should include obstetricians and gynecologists, gynecological oncologists, oncology chemotherapists, and radiotherapists. The main treatments are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Patients with ovarian cancer generally undergo surgery or a combination of radiation, chemotherapy and other methods for comprehensive treatment. As for surgery, it involves the removal of both ovaries, fallopian tubes and the entire uterus. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy after surgery can improve the efficacy.