Recommended treatment methods for fibroids

Many patients with fibroids don’t know what to do after being diagnosed. How should fibroids be treated? Is this disease dangerous? If this continues for a long time, the patient’s mentality will be low, which will not be good for the condition at all. Today we will explain to you the recommended treatment methods for fibroids!

To understand the treatment of fibroids, we must first understand that there are several types of fibroids:

1. Xanthofibroma: It is prone to occur in the dermis or subcutaneous layer of the trunk and proximal upper arm. It often arises from small papules after trauma or itching. The lumps are hard with unclear edges. Because they are accompanied by internal bleeding, they contain hemosiderin and are dark brown. If the tumor is larger than 1 cm and grows rapidly, it should be suspected to be fibrosarcoma and must be completely removed surgically.

2. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: Located in the dermis, protruding from the body surface, with smooth surface skin, shaped like a keloid, it is prone to occur on the trunk, is of low grade malignancy, has a pseudocapsule, and is prone to recurrence after resection. Multiple recurrences increase the malignancy and can metastasize through the blood. The tumor lesion containing enough normal skin and deep adjacent fascia should be removed as soon as possible.

3. Band-like fibroma: It is caused by the reparative hyperplasia of the abdominal wall muscles after trauma or birth injury. It has no obvious capsule and is suitable for surgical removal.

Treatment of fibroids is: The treatment plan should choose timely and thorough surgical resection, including a wider area around the affected tissue, and sometimes the entire affected muscle needs to be removed. Only in very rare cases, amputation is forced due to its local invasiveness. Radiotherapy may be effective for local control of the disease and can be used after conservative surgery. Endocrine therapy has also been successful in some cases, such as taking tamoxifen. The recurrence rate is higher in young patients and large tumors.

Therefore, if you have fibroids, you should go to a regular hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible. After the diagnosis, you should follow the doctor's advice for surgical resection treatment.