Early treatment of ovarian teratoma

Ovarian teratoma is a common ovarian germ cell tumor. It is common in women of childbearing age. It accounts for about 15% of the total number of primary ovarian tumors, of which 95%-98% are benign mature teratomas and only 2%-5% are malignant teratomas. The following is a detailed introduction to the early treatment of ovarian teratoma.

Mature cystic teratomas mostly occur in women of childbearing age around 30. The clinical symptoms are nonspecific, mainly manifested as a pelvic mass, which is discovered accidentally in 25% of patients, and 10% of patients experience acute abdominal pain due to tumor rupture, torsion or bleeding.

Generally speaking, the prevention of ovarian teratoma mainly involves the following aspects. Regular physical examinations are required to achieve early detection and early treatment, and follow-up should be done after treatment. Generally, if it is a mature ovarian teratoma, the prevention is relatively good, with normal menstruation and normal pregnancy rate. If it is an immature ovarian teratoma, the prognosis is not very ideal. In this case, the chance of malignant transformation is high, and there is a risk of recurrence. Women should participate in gynecological examinations regularly. Now some units only organize married women to participate in gynecological examinations, but in fact all women of childbearing age should participate in gynecological examinations, especially B-ultrasound examinations, to nip the tumor in the bud or in the early stage.

Mothers should often touch their children's stomachs. Teenagers, women and middle-aged and elderly women should also often touch their own abdomens to see if there are any lumps. After finding a lump, no matter how big or small it is or whether it hurts, you should seek medical attention immediately. The best way to touch is to get up in the morning, empty your bladder, lie flat, bend your legs slightly, and touch from one side of the lower abdomen to the other. If the lump is a hard foreign body, it is suspected to be a tumor.

The prognosis of teratoma is closely related to factors such as the age of first diagnosis, tumor location, incidence of malignant transformation, and treatment results. The younger the age of first diagnosis, the lower the incidence of malignancy. Among them, the malignancy rate of occult teratoma is the highest, reaching 71.4%; the mixed type is 46.7%, and the overt type is only 9.4%.