What tests should be done if an ovarian tumor appears

Ovarian malignant tumor disease is a disease that women are afraid of, because such a disease will seriously endanger the patient's life after it occurs. Therefore, people are expected to have more common knowledge about such diseases. Experts also recommend that when ovarian malignant tumor disease occurs, our patients should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time.

1. Traditional X-ray examination: (1) Abdominal plain film: can show calcification in huge tumors, such as bones, teeth, and large calcifications in teratomas. (2) Digestive tract barium contrast: Ovarian malignant tumors are often large and can metastasize to the pelvis, compressing or eroding the intestines. Barium enema helps to observe whether the intestines in the pelvis are invaded. Whole gastrointestinal tract contrast helps to observe whether the stomach and small intestine are invaded. In addition, the primary tumor of ovarian metastasis often originates from the digestive tract. Therefore, for young women and when the ovarian tumor has a large solid component, digestive tract contrast should be performed to rule out tumors that originate from the gastrointestinal tract.

2. Ultrasound: Transabdominal B-ultrasound is the preferred method, which is simple, easy and inexpensive. It can make a diagnosis based on the shape of the tumor, and its role in distinguishing cystic, solid, benign and malignant tumors has been recognized. It also plays an important role in the diagnosis and staging of advanced tumors. Color Doppler can detect blood flow inside and outside the tumor, and it is also of great value in assisting in distinguishing benign and malignant tumors. Benign tumors often have no blood flow signals or regular small blood vessels. Due to high metabolism and rapid growth, malignant tumors have new blood vessels or arteriovenous fistulas, which form a large pressure difference, manifested as high blood flow velocity and low resistance.

3. CT scan: CT scan is the most important and most commonly used method for the examination of female pelvic tumors. Ovarian tumor cells are prone to fall off and implant in the abdominal cavity, resulting in extensive abdominal metastasis, so it is considered a pan-abdominal lesion. CT has a wide scanning range and is more sensitive than other methods in showing small lesions and finding small amounts of fat and calcification, so it is the most commonly used. The purpose of CT examination is to diagnose, identify and determine the scope of pelvic tumors, especially to provide tumor staging information for tumor patients so that a reasonable treatment plan can be formulated before clinical surgery.

Through the editor's introduction, people have learned about the examination items that patients with ovarian malignant tumors should do after becoming ill. After understanding these diseases that we hope to develop in the future, our patients can pay attention to them and actively go to regular hospitals for examination and treatment. Remember not to miss the best time for treatment. Earlier treatment can lead to earlier recovery.