Cost of treatment for teratoma of appendages

Teratoma can cause great harm to women. Generally speaking, teratoma is also a type of tumor. Teratoma is a common type of ovarian germ cell tumor. It originates from germ cells. Due to the pathological growth of germ cells, tumors are generally divided into benign and malignant, that is, teratoma is also divided into benign teratoma and non-malignant teratoma. Benign teratoma contains many kinds of components, including skin, hair, teeth, oil, and nerve tissue, while malignant teratoma does not have these tissues. How much is the cost of treatment?

1. Teratomas can be divided into many types clinically, such as intracranial teratoma, gastric teratoma, testicular teratoma, ovarian teratoma, etc. If the patient does not have obvious physical reactions in the early stages, it is generally difficult to detect. Most patients are diagnosed during medical examinations or physical examinations when they go to the hospital for treatment of other diseases.

2. If the patient is diagnosed with teratoma during examination in the hospital, surgical resection must be performed at an early stage to avoid the benign teratoma from becoming malignant due to delayed surgery, causing more serious harm and threatening the patient's life. While undergoing surgical treatment, it is also necessary to prevent tumor infection, rupture, bleeding and complications.

3. If the patient is diagnosed with a benign teratoma in the hospital, he only needs surgical removal. If he has a malignant teratoma, he will need chemotherapy after the surgery. The chemotherapy period is basically about 1-2 years. The cost of surgical removal of the teratoma is about 5,000 yuan, which also depends on the level of the hospital.

After the tumor is completely removed through surgery, follow-up care is also very important to reduce postoperative recurrence and malignant transformation, which is another major prognostic factor of teratoma. Therefore, patients should go to the hospital for follow-up regularly to ensure that there is no recurrence.