How to prevent teratoma in life

How to prevent teratoma in life? Many people don't know much about teratoma. In fact, teratoma does not exist independently, so there are no obvious symptoms, so it is very difficult to prevent it. Even many experts say that teratoma cannot be prevented but it is predictable. But it seems that we still need to do some relevant prevention based on its causes and symptoms.

Women should take part in gynecological examinations regularly. Some units now only organize married women to take part in gynecological examinations, but in fact all women of childbearing age should take part in gynecological examinations, especially B-ultrasound examinations, to nip tumors in the bud or in the early stages.

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%, while that of mixed type is 46% and that of explicit type is only 9.4%.

Complete removal of the tumor and reduction of postoperative recurrence and malignant transformation are another major prognostic factor for teratoma. Even for malignant teratoma, complete surgical resection is still the basic guarantee for long-term survival. At present, the three-year survival rate of comprehensive treatment after complete resection of malignant teratoma can reach 50%, and the five-year survival rate is 35%, while the survival rate of residual or recurrent tumors during surgery is only 3%. Among them, the survival rate of malignant teratomas in parts that are easy to completely remove, such as testicles and ovaries, is significantly higher than that of retroperitoneal and sacrococcygeal malignant teratomas. Among them, the prognosis of occult sacrococcygeal malignant teratomas is the worst, with a survival rate of only 8%.

The above is an introduction to "How to prevent teratoma in life". I hope the above content can bring you some help, and also hope to enhance your awareness of teratoma prevention. Only with a strong awareness of disease prevention can you pay attention and be careful in your daily life, notice changes in your body, and discover the existence of the disease in time.