What are the three major diagnostic methods for ovarian cancer?

What are the three major diagnostic methods for ovarian cancer? I believe many people have this question. Only if we understand its diagnostic methods can we discover the disease earlier and treat it early. Let us follow the experts to learn about the diagnostic methods of ovarian cancer .

1. Early diagnosis is one of the diagnostic methods for ovarian cancer. Since there are no typical symptoms and signs in the early stage of ovarian malignant tumors, it is still extremely important to inquire about the medical history in detail and to conduct careful physical and gynecological examinations. If there are any suspicious cases in the clinic, modern imaging examinations and tumor marker tests should be used to make a diagnosis as soon as possible. The so-called suspicious cases may be long-term ovarian dysfunction, long-term unexplained digestive or urinary tract symptoms, enlarged ovaries in young girls or palpable ovaries after menopause, and rapid enlargement, fixation, and hardening of suspected ovarian tumors.

2. Positional diagnosis. For patients who can feel the adnexal mass at an early stage, it is not difficult to make a positional diagnosis by combining imaging examination. However, in some cases, the primary tumor metastasizes outside the ovary when it is still small, forming scattered small nodules in the pelvic cavity. In this case, it is advisable to choose some special examination methods to assist in diagnosis (qualitative diagnosis), and should not rely solely on follow-up and make mistakes.

3. Qualitative diagnosis is also a diagnostic method for ovarian cancer. Although diagnostic techniques are changing with each passing day, vaginal fornix aspiration smear examination, uterine rectal pouch puncture fluid examination and ascites cytology examination are still simple, easy and fast basic examinations. For suspicious cases, laparoscopy and histological examination can immediately confirm the diagnosis. Imaging examinations, especially vaginal ultrasound scanning, can help to make qualitative diagnosis of the boundaries (involved range) and internal structure (nature) of early ovarian malignant tumors. Endocrine examinations are helpful for the diagnosis of ovarian gonadal stromal tumors and some ovarian cancers with ectopic endocrine syndrome. The detection of serum tumor markers such as CA125, CEA, SONA, SGA, etc. has high sensitivity to ovarian malignant tumors, but its specificity is poor, so its type cannot be determined by a single immunological test. However, the combined detection of multiple tumor markers, such as the simultaneous detection of CA125, CEA, ferritin and tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA), can improve the reliability of qualitative diagnosis.

The above is an introduction to the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Do you have some knowledge about ovarian cancer through the above content? I hope the above content can help you. I also hope that patients with ovarian cancer can actively receive treatment and recover soon!

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