What is the basis for diagnosing fibroids?

Many patients with fibroids feel unwell and go to the hospital for diagnosis before they know that they have fibroids, but they don’t know how they got it. The doctor didn’t do any examination, so how did he determine that they had fibroids? What is the basis for the diagnosis? Today, let’s learn how fibroids are diagnosed!

First of all, we need to understand what is fibroid?

Fibromas are composed of well-differentiated subcutaneous connective tissue. They are common in adults aged 40-50 years. They grow slowly and generally stop growing after they develop to a certain size. Fibroids, especially desmoids in the abdominal wall muscles, can become malignant and should be completely removed as soon as possible.

Then, we need to know what are the symptoms of fibroids?

1. The tumor is located in deep tissues, with no obvious symptoms or slight discomfort, and grows slowly.

2. The shape is irregular or oval, and its long diameter is consistent with the direction of the affected muscle fibers.

3. The size of the tumor is related to the duration of the disease, and its diameter ranges from several centimeters to more than ten centimeters.

4. The tumor has unclear perimeter, smooth surface, no tenderness, and is tough like rubber. It is relatively fixed longitudinally to the invaded muscle, but can move slightly laterally, and has no adhesion to the skin. Huge tumors can affect movement and compress nerves.

What are the diagnostic criteria for fibroids?

1. It is a relatively common benign tumor of well-differentiated fibrous connective tissue. It is more common in young people, solitary, mostly millimeters to several centimeters, and painless.

2. Often found accidentally, hard, with clear boundaries, movable, and slow growth. It can occur in subcutaneous tissues of all parts of the body. For example, tumors that grow in the breasts of young women and are mainly glandular are called fibroadenomas, and tumors that grow in muscles with muscle tissue are called fibromyomas. When multiple tumors occur, they are called tumor-like lesions, called fibromatosis. For example, congenital systemic fibromatosis is "benign" in morphology, and new lesions that appear in important organs can also lead to death. If they grow in the compressed area of ​​the sacrum, they will grow rapidly, erode, ulcerate, bleed, and become malignant.

3. Desmoplastic fibroids (ligament-like tumors) that grow on the rectus abdominis of the abdominal wall, neck, trunk, and limbs are more common in women. If not radically removed, they are very likely to recur, but they do not metastasize, so they are called borderline tumors.

The above are the diagnostic criteria for fibroids provided to you. I believe everyone can understand it!