Can Traditional Chinese Medicine cure teratoma?

Ovarian teratoma is generally asymptomatic clinically. When it grows up, it may cause abdominal distension, mild abdominal pain and compression symptoms. The contents of the teratoma are composed of a variety of mature tissues from 2 to 3 germ layers, most of which are ectoderm tissues. So, can traditional Chinese medicine cure teratoma? Let's see how experts introduce this issue.

The best treatment for teratoma is surgery, and traditional Chinese medicine generally cannot cure teratoma.

1. Ovarian teratoma can undergo tumor anti-cancer testing. If pathological examination is required, you should apply for frozen sections to avoid a second operation.

2. After surgery for ovarian teratoma, pregnancy is possible as long as normal ovarian function is restored. After the teratoma is diagnosed, it is best to perform surgery as soon as possible to treat the ovarian teratoma.

3. Teratomas can be divided into benign and malignant ones, but malignant teratomas are different from other ovarian malignant tumors. Teratomas are formed by another embryo during fetal development and do not belong to the patient's own tissue. Neither benign nor malignant represents the nature of the patient's own ovarian tissue. As long as the operation is delicate and the technique is skilled, the teratoma can be completely separated and the patient's own ovarian tissue can be retained. Therefore, in the treatment of ovarian teratoma, no matter whether the teratoma is benign or malignant, it is not necessary to remove the ovaries.

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Among the treatment methods for ovarian teratoma, laparotomy is limited by the incision, has a small field of view, and is difficult to operate. It is often not easy to remove the teratoma tissue cleanly. Laparoscopic surgery has a wide field of view and a magnifying effect, which can completely remove the teratoma tissue without contaminating the abdominal cavity. At the same time, it is convenient to explore the contralateral ovary (more than 50% of teratomas are bilateral and occur successively). Therefore, ovarian teratoma is treated with laparoscopic surgery without laparotomy.