What causes left adnexal teratoma?

Teratoma is a common type of ovarian germ cell tumor. It originates from germ cells and is divided into mature teratoma and immature teratoma. Benign teratoma contains many components, including skin, hair, teeth, bones, oil, nerve tissue, etc.; malignant teratoma is poorly differentiated, with no or little formed tissue. Early teratoma has no obvious clinical symptoms and is mostly discovered accidentally during physical examinations. So, what causes left adnexal teratoma?

1. Compression: A huge benign ovarian cyst fills the entire abdominal cavity, increasing the intra-abdominal pressure, affecting the venous return of the lower limbs, and can lead to edema of the abdominal wall and bilateral lower limbs.
2. Lower abdominal pain: If the tumor has no complications, the patient rarely experiences pain. If there is pain, it is definitely due to the torsion of the tumor pedicle, or occasionally due to tumor rupture, bleeding or infection.
3. Unexplained discomfort in the lower abdomen: Due to the weight of the tumor itself and the influence of intestinal peristalsis and changes in body position, the tumor moves in the pelvic cavity, involving its pedicle and pelvic infundibulum ligament, causing the patient to have a feeling of fullness and falling in the lower abdomen or iliac fossa.
Once a teratoma is diagnosed, early surgical resection must be performed 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. The tumor is an abnormal lesion formed by the loss of normal regulation of its growth at the genetic level by a certain cell in the local tissue under the action of various carcinogenic factors, resulting in its clonal abnormal proliferation. Ovarian and testicular tumors are all treated by unilateral ovary or testicle removal. Sacrococcygeal teratoma emphasizes that the coccyx must be removed at the same time to avoid residual pluripotent cells and cause tumor recurrence.
The above is an explanation of the causes of teratoma, I hope it will be helpful to you. Experts suggest that we should not be afraid of this disease, because fear cannot solve any problems. Only by being strong and actively fighting the disease can we regain our health.