The 6-year-old girl Lanlan (pseudonym) weighed 8 pounds and 6 taels when she was born, which is much fatter than ordinary babies. Lanlan's belly has been very prominent since she was little. Her family thought this was a normal phenomenon and was commonly known as "milk belly".
html Six years later, Lan Lan's "milk belly" was diagnosed as ovarian teratoma. Recently, Chengdu Second People's Hospital successfully performed laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery on Lanlan to remove the teratoma on Lanlan's ovary. At the same time, Lanlan's right ovary was also removed. Doctors remind that young children should also pay attention to physical examinations and detect diseases early.I have had a bulging belly for 6 years
I lost 6 pounds due to abdominal pain during the Spring Festival
6-year-old Lan Lan sat by the window sill, holding her Barbie doll with her head down. She was almost silent in the face of the concern of others, looking shy and confused. A week ago, after nearly five hours of laparoscopic surgery, the teratoma on Lan Lan's right ovary was removed. At the same time, her right ovary was also removed.
Lanlan's father told reporters that when she was born 6 years ago, Lanlan weighed 8 pounds and 6 taels, which was much fatter than ordinary babies. At that time, Lan Lan's belly was very swollen, but her family and doctors thought it was a "milk belly" and did not pay attention to it. After her birth, Lanlan stayed in Yibin, where she relied on her grandparents to take care of her, while Lanlan's parents worked and lived in Chengdu.
Lanlan's belly has always been slightly larger than that of ordinary children, but she rarely felt pain, and her family did not pay attention to it. "Being fat and having stomach pain are both common." Before the Spring Festival, Lan Lan began to feel abdominal pain and loss of appetite, but after hospital examination, no cause was found. Nearly a month later, Lan Lan's weight dropped by 6 pounds. When her family members touched Lan Lan's belly, they found it was "hard". On the evening of February 26, Lan Lan suddenly developed a high fever that would not go away. Her family rushed Lan Lan to Chengdu Second People's Hospital.
Lanlan was quickly hospitalized. Lan Lan did not come out after being examined in the color ultrasound room for a long time. Her father had a premonition that his daughter was not suffering from a minor illness.
Diagnosed with ovarian teratoma
Doctors called on the public to pay attention to physical examinations for young children
Color ultrasound showed that the size of Lanlan's right abdominal mixed cystic and solid mass was about 18.4*9.0cm, which was determined to be an ovarian teratoma. "Teratoma is common in young women. This girl is too young and is very rare." Chen Meng, an attending physician in the gynecology department of Chengdu Second People's Hospital, said that it usually takes four to five years before a case of young teratoma appears in the hospital.
"The vast majority of teratomas are benign tumors . They are embryogenic tumors, but they are not considered congenital diseases. Although they originate from the mother, they are not transmitted from mother to child." Chen Meng introduced that teratomas originate from the fetus. It is caused by the abnormal development of embryonic cells of the primitive germ layer . "During abnormal development, skin, hair, teeth, bones, nerve tissue, etc. will grow in the teratoma."
After a week of preoperative treatment, Lanlan was born on 3 On the morning of March 7th, I was pushed into the operating room. Nearly five hours later, the operation was successful and the teratoma on Lan Lan's right ovary was removed. During the operation, doctors found tissues such as teeth, hair, scalp and bones within the tumor. At the same time, the right ovary, which was restricted by the growth of the tumor, was also removed. Doctors said that although Lan Lan still had an intact ovary, her future fertility might be affected.
Chen Meng warned Lanlan's parents that although the operation was successful, the teratoma may recur and they need special attention. Chen Meng also appealed to citizens that teratomas are not easy to detect in daily life unless they undergo physical examination, so parents should also pay attention to physical examinations for young children.
Chengdu Commercial Daily client reporter Wang Tuo Photography report
Editor Yang Yutong
