What are the symptoms of ovarian tumors

The appearance of ovarian cancer is a kind of harm to patients. What's more, ovarian cancer will be more dangerous when it reaches the late stage. Due to the lack of knowledge of ovarian cancer by many people, ovarian cancer develops and worsens. When ovarian cancer reaches the late stage, it will be more difficult to treat and recover after treatment. So what are the symptoms of late ovarian cancer?

Abdominal symptoms

In the early stages, it may manifest as discomfort in the lower abdomen or a feeling of heaviness and pain on one side of the lower abdomen. As the tumor grows, there may be abdominal distension, abdominal masses and ascites in the short term. When the tumor gradually extends beyond the pelvic cavity, a mass may be felt in the abdomen.

Compression symptoms

As the disease progresses, the tumor may infiltrate or compress other surrounding tissues. For example, compression of nerves may cause abdominal pain, back pain or sciatica; compression of pelvic veins may cause lower limb edema; compression of the bladder may cause frequent urination, difficulty urinating, and urinary retention; compression of the gastrointestinal tract may cause digestive tract symptoms such as abdominal distension and poor appetite; compression of the diaphragm may cause difficulty breathing and inability to lie flat.

Pain symptoms

Ovarian malignant tumors rarely cause pain. However, if the tumor ruptures, bleeds, or becomes infected, or if it infiltrates and compresses adjacent organs, it may cause abdominal pain or back pain. Bone metastasis may cause severe local pain in the metastatic site.

Other symptoms

If it is a functional tumor, it can cause hormone secretion disorders, causing dysfunctional uterine bleeding, postmenopausal vaginal bleeding or signs of masculinization in the early stage; in the late stage it manifests as cachexia phenomena such as weight loss and severe anemia, and sometimes enlarged lymph nodes can be felt in the groin, armpits or clavicle.

We have talked so much about some symptoms of late ovarian cancer, and we hope it will be helpful to you. According to some clinical data, the occurrence of ovarian cancer not only affects women's physical health, but also causes great harm to women's psychology. Therefore, women should know more about the knowledge of preventing ovarian cancer.