Ovarian tumor causes ascites

Ovarian tumor causing ascites

For women who have already suffered from ovarian cancer ascites, it is even more necessary to consider pelvic enhanced CT to determine whether it is ovarian cancer, and also to look at the specific duration of ovarian cancer. Most women go to the hospital gynecology department because of excessive ascites accumulation and severe abdominal distension, and then they find out that it is ovarian cancer.

For women with advanced ovarian cancer, surgery is often not an option. They can only consider systemic chemotherapy and symptomatic supportive treatment. Ascites is usually more serious in women with ovarian cancer because it usually represents the mid- to late-stage of ovarian cancer.

Is borderline ovarian tumor cancer?

1. Is ovarian borderline tumor cancer? Ovarian borderline tumor is also a type of ovarian tumor. It is a low-grade malignant ovarian cancer that is also prone to recurrence and metastasis. However, from a pathological point of view, its nuclear atypia is not as high as the ovarian cancer we usually talk about. Generally, borderline ovarian tumors are relatively low-malignant and can be treated surgically. Of course, there is a possibility of recurrence after surgery. If they recur, most of them are borderline tumors. Ovarian borderline tumors are divided into serous and mucinous types.

2. What should I pay attention to? Different tumors have different treatments. The treatment of borderline tumors is mainly surgical treatment. Then, he usually considers whether chemotherapy is needed after surgery based on the specific pathological conditions. The main thing after surgery is treatment follow-up. Follow-up is still the same as ovarian cancer. Regularly review every three months, review every three months within two years, review every six months after two years, and review once a year after five years.