What are the complications of ovarian tumors?

We may still not know much about ovarian tumors. Ovarian tumors are one of the most threatening cancers to women. Suffering from ovarian tumors will have a great impact on the patient's entire life. So how can we detect ovarian tumors in time and make timely judgments? What do you know about the symptoms of ovarian tumors? Let me tell you about the symptoms of ovarian tumors.

1. Edema of the vulva and lower limbs: As the ovarian tumor grows, the pelvic veins are compressed, resulting in poor blood flow and obstruction of lymphatic return, causing edema of the vulva and lower limbs.

2. Oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea: Most patients with ovarian tumors have basically no changes in menstruation. As the tumor grows, the cancer cells will destroy the normal ovarian tissue, leading to ovarian dysfunction and causing oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea.

3. Pain in the waist and abdomen: If the tissues adjacent to the ovaries are infiltrated by cancer or adhesions occur, it can easily cause dull pain in the waist and abdomen.

4. Gastrointestinal symptoms: If menopausal women often feel bloating and loss of appetite, and no gastrointestinal disease is found in the gastroenterology examination, they need to go to the gynecology department for treatment. Ovarian tumors can compress and stretch the surrounding ligaments, and ascites can stimulate gastrointestinal symptoms.

5. Sex hormone disorder: The pathological types of ovarian tumors are complex and varied. When some tumors secrete too much estrogen, it can cause precocious puberty, menstrual disorders or postmenopausal vaginal bleeding; if it is testicular prostate cancer, it will produce too much androgen and show signs of masculinization.

6. Unexplained weight loss: As the ovarian tumor grows, ascites forms, which can mechanically compress the gastrointestinal tract, causing the patient to eat less and have indigestion. In addition, cancer cells consume a large amount of nutrients in the human body, causing the patient to become increasingly thin, anemic, weak, and pale.

7. Cachexia: Due to the rapid growth of ovarian tumors, cancer cells steal nutrients from the body's inherent fat and protein to build themselves, causing the body to lose a large amount of nutrients. Patients then show obvious weight loss, severe anemia and other late-stage symptoms of ovarian tumors.

8. Compression symptoms: In the late stage of ovarian tumor, when the tumor infiltrates into the surrounding tissues or compresses the nerves, it can cause abdominal pain, back pain or sciatica and other symptoms; if it compresses the pelvic veins, lower limb edema may occur; when the tumor becomes larger, it can compress the bladder, causing frequent urination, difficulty urinating, and urine retention; if it compresses the rectum, it can cause difficulty in defecation; if it compresses the gastrointestinal tract, there will be digestive tract symptoms; if it compresses the diaphragm, breathing difficulties and inability to lie flat can occur.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of ovarian tumors. I hope it can help you. I hope you can find ovarian tumors in time according to these symptoms and treat them in time. Only with timely treatment, the chance of cure is still very high.