How is the cost of ovarian tumor examination calculated

Ovarian cancer is a serious disease that threatens everyone's health. Many people want to cure this disease as soon as possible. Here we will give you a detailed introduction to several methods of ovarian cancer examination, see how to diagnose this disease, how much is the cost of ovarian cancer examination, and what factors affect the cost of ovarian cancer examination.

Ovarian malignant tumor is one of the common malignant tumors of female reproductive organs, and its incidence rate ranks third after cervical cancer and uterine body cancer. However, the mortality rate of ovarian epithelial cancer ranks first among all kinds of gynecological tumors, posing a serious threat to women's lives. Due to the complexity of the embryonic development, tissue anatomy and endocrine function of the ovaries, and the atypical early symptoms, it is quite difficult to distinguish the tissue type and benign and malignant nature of ovarian tumors before surgery. Among ovarian malignant tumors, epithelial carcinoma is the most common, followed by malignant germ cell tumors. During surgery, only 30% of patients with ovarian epithelial cancer are found to have tumors confined to the ovaries, and most have spread to the uterus, bilateral adnexa, greater omentum and pelvic organs, so early diagnosis is a major problem.

The cause is unclear, but it may be related to the following aspects: external factors of cancer (including chemical, physical, biological and other carcinogenic factors); internal factors of cancer (including immune function, endocrine, genetic, mental factors, etc.), as well as dietary nutrition disorders and bad living habits. It often occurs in perimenopausal women. Those over 35 years old are more likely to have ovarian epithelial cancer, while young and juvenile women are more likely to have germ cell malignant tumors.

If you want to know the cost of ovarian cancer examination, first understand the method of ovarian cancer examination:

Exfoliative cytology

This examination method mainly performs diagnostic examinations by extracting cells from exfoliated tissue. The cells can be extracted by puncture and aspirating from the vagina, cervical canal, uterine cavity, and rectouterine pouch.

Fine needle aspiration test

This examination method is generally used for differential diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and it can be performed when ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose through other examinations. Cells can be obtained through vaginal, rectal, and abdominal puncture examinations, or from superficial lymph nodes such as supraclavicular or inguinal lymph nodes. For examination of retroperitoneal lymph nodes, fluoroscopic fluoroscopy, B-ultrasound, or CT scanning can be used to guide the puncture site to improve the accuracy of the puncture site.

CT

CT examination is a very common and important examination method. It can accurately display the normal and abnormal anatomical structures of the pelvis, and is of great significance for the qualitative, localization, and tumor staging of pelvic masses. It can also be used for postoperative follow-up to improve the survival rate of patients. However, CT examinations are difficult to detect some tiny lesions, which may lead to missed diagnosis.

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)

AFP examination is a tumor marker test for ovarian cancer. It is mostly used to detect changes in the condition during or after treatment so that appropriate treatment can be taken in a timely manner to improve the patient's survival rate. Whether AFP increases depends on whether the tumor tissue has endodermal sinus tumor components. When the tumor recurs or metastasizes, AFP will increase again even if there are tiny tumor foci. This is more sensitive than other examination methods.

Laparotomy

Laparotomy will not have adverse effects on the patient's body and condition. It is a more reliable method for determining the diagnosis and surgical staging of ovarian cancer.

The issue of ovarian cancer screening costs must receive everyone's attention, because if ovarian cancer is not treated in time, it will seriously affect everyone's physical and mental health. In order to effectively reduce the torture of the disease, it is best to consult the advice of relevant experts, especially to actively go to a regular hospital to treat the disease.