Will the teratoma be fatal if it is severe?

I suddenly felt pain on the left side of my abdomen, so I rushed to the hospital. The doctor told me to do a transvaginal ultrasound on the seventh day of my period. I found a teratoma of about 2 cm on the left side of my uterine appendages. I followed the doctor's advice and checked again, and found that it was only slightly smaller, but the symptoms of abdominal pain were much relieved. I don't know if this disease is serious. Will teratoma kill me?

Teratoma is an ovarian tumor, most of which are benign, but a small number of them are malignant tumors. Malignant teratoma often occurs in children and adolescents. This disease not only occurs in the ovaries, but the spinal cord (especially the end of the spinal cord) is also a common site for teratoma.

Teratomas have nothing to do with embryos. Embryos are the product of fertilization after the combination of sperm and eggs, while teratomas originate from ovarian primordial germ cells and do not require eggs or sperm. For a benign teratoma, no matter how big it grows or how long it exists in the body, it will never look like a "human figure."

The treatment of teratoma is not complicated. For young patients, the teratoma can usually be removed through minimally invasive means such as laparoscopy, which can also preserve a certain degree of ovarian function. If the tumor grows too large, it may be necessary to open the ovary to remove the affected side, or try to preserve normal ovarian tissue as much as possible.

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Because the tumor is full of solid and liquid components, the center of gravity is easily uneven. When the tumor grows to 6-7cm in size, it is easy to twist if not paid attention to. In severe cases, it will cause ischemia and necrosis of the ovary on that side and lose its function. If it happens to a pregnant woman, it may cause miscarriage but not death.