What should women do if they have ovarian tumors?

I believe that many women have experienced gynecological diseases. The number of patients with gynecological tumors in China has increased sharply. It is time to pay enough attention to it. Ovarian tumors are the most common one. Many people are concerned about what to do if women suffer from ovarian tumors? The editor also helped everyone consult a gynecological tumor expert. The following is a detailed explanation of the treatment methods.

What to do with ovarian tumors? The treatment methods for ovarian tumors are as follows:

1. Surgical treatment

The most traditional treatment for ovarian tumors is surgery. During the operation, the doctor will first explore the abdominal cavity, mainly to clarify the scope of the lesion, whether the tumor has lymph node metastasis, etc. During the operation, patients with stage I ovarian tumors should send the fluid in the abdominal cavity for cytology examination. Then a total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy will be performed, and a follow-up visit will be required after the operation. The scope of surgery for stage II, III, and IV ovarian tumors is the same as that for stage I, except that the aorta and pelvic lymph nodes need to be cleared. If all of them cannot be cleared, chemotherapy is required after the operation, and then surgery is performed again after the tumor becomes smaller.

2. Chemotherapy

Ovarian tumors are very sensitive to chemotherapy. Some of the most commonly used chemotherapy drugs are alkylating agents, which can be used alone or in combination, either intraperitoneally or via a catheter in the inferior epigastric artery. The purpose of this is to maximize the local drug concentration and improve the efficacy of the drug.

3. Radiotherapy

The third treatment for ovarian tumors is radiation therapy, which has fewer side effects than chemotherapy. The specific method is to use the radioactive isotope 32P injected into the abdominal cavity.

4. Immunotherapy

This is a new treatment method that has become popular in recent years. Its main purpose is to enhance the patient's immune function and completely eliminate some tumor cells. It has now entered the clinical use stage.

What should I do if I have an ovarian tumor? I believe that after reading the above, you already know what methods can be used to treat ovarian tumors. It can be seen that the current medical technology is still relatively advanced. As long as everyone can detect and treat early, the hope of survival is still relatively large. I hope that all patients with ovarian tumors will have confidence in themselves and have a good attitude.