Common symptoms of hamartoma

The appearance of symptoms of hamartoma is often a sign that the disease has developed to a certain stage. Many patients miss out on early treatment of hamartoma because they do not understand the symptoms of hamartoma well enough. In fact, the symptoms of any disease are of great help to patients in early detection of the disease and timely treatment. Here we introduce the common symptoms of hamartoma.

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. Hypertension: The tumor compresses the kidneys, causing renal ischemia, increasing renin secretion, and causing hypertension. When renal function is normal, more than 50% of patients have hypertension, and the incidence of hypertension is even higher when renal function is impaired.

3. Renal function decline: Due to the tumor occupying the space and compressing the kidney, the normal kidney tissue is significantly reduced, and the renal function is progressively reduced. Butterfly-shaped distribution of sebaceous adenoma on the face, epilepsy, intellectual decline, etc.

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

5. Some larger hamartomas may cause digestive tract discomfort due to compression of the duodenum, stomach and other organs.

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

7. When a larger hamartoma suddenly ruptures, the patient will experience symptoms such as lower back and abdominal pain and hematuria. Patients with severe massive bleeding may feel a mass in the abdomen and may even have symptoms of shock.

Most patients with hamartomas have no symptoms. The main reasons for the symptoms are mostly related to the location, size, number, growth rate, and relationship between the hamartoma and surrounding organs. Therefore, it is very important to understand the common symptoms of hamartomas, because this is related to the subsequent treatment. I hope the above article will be helpful to everyone.