Causes of pain above the anus

Pain above the anus. For many patients with this symptom, they must pay attention to it to avoid causing more serious diseases. The following content introduces some causes of this disease in detail for many patients with pain above the anus. For many patients with this symptom, you can see the detailed answer below.

1. Rectal leiomyosarcoma: Rectal leiomyosarcoma is formed by the proliferation of abnormal smooth muscle cells and is mostly located in the lower rectum. Its growth pattern is often to bulge into the rectal cavity. If not treated surgically in time, it may turn from a leiomyoma into a leiomyosarcoma, that is, from a benign tumor to a malignant one, causing the rectum to narrow and leading to constipation, anal distension, and bloody stools.

2. Rectal polyps: They can be single or multiple. Most polyps are round or oval tumors with pedicles. They are prone to occur at the lower end of the rectum. They can protrude from the anus during defecation and retract after defecation. Adenomatous polyps are precancerous lesions that can turn into rectal cancer if treatment is delayed.

3. Rectal prolapse: Rectal prolapse refers to a disease in which the anal canal, rectal mucosa or rectum, and part of the sigmoid colon shift downward and protrude out of the anus, commonly known as rectal prolapse. The treatment of this disease is mainly to improve the weakness of Qi and blood, and eliminate the causes such as diarrhea, constipation, and long-term cough.

4. Hemorrhoids: Internal hemorrhoid prolapse, annular mixed hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoid thrombosis, etc. often cause lumps outside the anus when straining to defecate.

5. Rectal cancer: In cases of delayed diagnosis of rectal cancer, 80% is due to failure to perform rectal digital examination, which results in blood in the stool being mistaken for internal hemorrhoids.

6. Anal squamous cell carcinoma: Squamous cell carcinoma often occurs in the anal canal and around the anus. In the early stage, the skin of the anal canal and around the anus becomes thickened, or there are small nodular protrusions, followed by erosion and ulceration on the surface, with protruding edges that turn outward and are surrounded by granular nodules. In the early stages, it is easy to misdiagnose as condyloma acuminatum, thrombosed external hemorrhoids, etc., but a biopsy can confirm the diagnosis.

7. Malignant melanoma: Anorectal malignant melanoma originates from the malignant transformation of melanocytes at the junction of the anorectal canal. Its appearance is cauliflower-like or ulcer-like, and it often causes discomfort such as anal prolapse, swelling, and pain, and it is very easy to be misdiagnosed as hemorrhoids. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, radical surgery and regional lymph node dissection should be performed promptly, and immunotherapy should be combined to improve the efficacy.

The causes of anal pain. Through the comprehensive understanding above, I believe that many patients with this symptom have already understood some of the causes of anal pain. After understanding the causes, in order to prevent the disease from developing further, it is necessary to undergo comprehensive treatment in the hospital as soon as possible. Only through comprehensive treatment can you make your anus healthy.