How to prevent teratoma from recurring

Once a teratoma is diagnosed, early surgical resection is necessary to avoid the malignant transformation of benign teratoma due to delayed surgery, and to prevent infection, rupture, bleeding and complications of the tumor. The key point of teratoma surgery is to completely remove the tumor. Ovarian and testicular tumors are all treated by unilateral ovarian or testicular resection. Sacrococcygeal teratoma emphasizes that the coccyx must be removed at the same time to avoid residual pluripotent cells and tumor recurrence. So how should we prevent recurrence?

1. Physical examination or gynecological examination, pelvic B-ultrasound. The best way to find teratoma is through ultrasound examination (ultrasound examination [translation]: it is to observe the reflection of ultrasound by the human body, and to irradiate weak ultrasound to the body and image the reflected waves of the tissue.).

2. Acute abdominal pain. Ovarian teratoma may cause ovarian torsion and necrosis, which manifests as severe pain and corresponding local symptoms. If the teratoma is secondary infected and has intracystic bleeding, it can often rapidly increase in size, with obvious local tenderness, accompanied by fever, anemia, shock and other symptoms.

3. Menstrual abnormalities. Teratoma may cause menstrual abnormalities, such as irregular cycles, heavy or light menstruation.

4. Discovered during cesarean section. For some obese or pregnant people, it is not easy to find teratomas during B-ultrasound. Therefore, some women find teratomas in their abdomen during cesarean section, and the doctor will remove the teratoma.

5. Discovery of long-term infertility examination. Some women have been infertile for many years after marriage, and only found out that it was teratoma when they went to the hospital for examination.

6. Feeling a bulge. Some people's teratomas have grown very large, with a big belly. Young women think they are "accidentally pregnant" and older women think they are gaining weight. Once they go to the hospital for a checkup, the disguised teratoma is exposed.

After undergoing teratoma surgery, women should avoid eating greasy food, because the accumulation of fat will prevent the wound from healing quickly and weaken the resistance to bacteria. The protein intake can be appropriately increased, as protein can help the wound heal quickly and increase physical strength. Fish is a good choice because fish meat is easier to digest and absorb.