What are the symptoms of hamartoma

As we all know, hamartoma is a tumor disease that will not worsen in a short period of time. Although hamartoma is benign, it is a tumor after all. If it is not treated for a long time, it will bring greater harm to the patient's physical and mental health. In order to detect and cure hamartoma as soon as possible, it is necessary to know more about the symptoms of hamartoma. Let me tell you what are the symptoms of hamartoma? I hope it can be of some help to everyone.

1. Discomfort or pain in the waist and abdomen: The reason is that the enlarged and expanded kidneys increase the tension of the renal capsule, pull the renal pedicle, or compress adjacent organs. In addition, the large size of the renal hamartoma causes the kidneys to become heavy, which can also cause lumbar pain. The pain is characterized by dull pain, fixed on one side or both sides, radiating to the lower body and back. If there is bleeding in the tumor or secondary infection, the pain will suddenly intensify. If combined with stones or blood clots after bleeding that block the urinary tract, renal colic may occur.

2. Proteinuria: Generally, the amount is not much, and the urine volume in 24 hours will not exceed 2g. Nephrotic syndrome will not occur.

3. Hypertension: The tumor compresses the kidneys, causing renal ischemia, increasing renin secretion, and causing hypertension. When renal function is normal, more than half of the patients have hypertension, and the incidence of hypertension is even higher when renal function is impaired.

4. Decreased renal function: Due to the tumor's space occupation and compression, the normal renal tissue is significantly reduced and the renal function progressively declines.

5. Abdominal mass: This is sometimes the main reason for patients to seek medical treatment. Sixty to eighty percent of patients can feel enlarged kidneys.

In fact, most patients with hamartomas do not have obvious symptoms. The main reasons for the symptoms are mostly related to the growth site, size, number, growth rate, and relationship with surrounding organs of the renal hamartoma. If the symptom is small, there may be no symptoms. If there is bleeding in the tumor or around it, you may feel back pain, and a mass may be palpated in the abdomen during physical examination. Hematuria is rare. Once the above symptoms appear, the patient needs to see a doctor for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.