Do you know what the disease term " teratoma " is? Teratoma is teratoma , yes, but it is not a disease exclusive to women, and is also very common in daily life. On the contrary, it does not belong to the mother, but to the fetus. Of course, it does not necessarily occur during fetal life. Now let’s find out.
What is teratoma
Teratoma is a common type of ovarian germ cells and originates from germ cells. It is divided into two types: benign teratoma and malignant teratoma . (Doesn’t this mean benign tumors and malignant tumors?) It’s wrong to think this way. Benign tumors in medicine are essentially abnormal proliferation of cells in certain tissues and organs due to mutations at the genetic level. In terms of their tumor properties, they have some of the characteristics of their original normal cells, while teratomas do not.
Benign teratomas contain many components, such as skin, hair, teeth, bones, grease, etc.; malignant teratomas are poorly differentiated and generally do not have organized tissue. (The picture is disgusting, Kangkang will not post the picture, curious friends can search for it by themselves) What happened to
? It turns out that teratomas do not evolve from fertilized eggs and have nothing to do with pregnancy. It is formed by the mutation of immature germ cells. Because immature germ cells have the potential to differentiate into various tissues of the body, teratomas will contain a variety of tissue components. Speaking of which, do you feel that it is like your "brother or sister" who wanted to come into this world, but failed to grow because there was no normal fertilization and development stage?
But obviously, your "brothers and sisters" are not friendly. Teratoma can not only occur in reproductive organs, it can occur in many parts of the body. However, it is mostly found in the midline of the human body, such as: intracranial teratoma, gastric teratoma, testicular teratoma, and ovarian teratoma. , sacrococcygeal teratoma, etc. Depending on the location of occurrence, patients may have: headache, nausea, vomiting, ataxia, craniocerebral injury, abdominal pain, anemia, dyspnea, mass, difficulty in defecation and difficulty in defecation etc. symptom.
These are actually not bad. The biggest threat of teratomas is the same as benign tumors, and they also have a tendency to become malignant. Everyone is very clear about the consequences of tumor progression. Therefore, once a teratoma is diagnosed, it must be surgically removed as soon as possible unless there are special circumstances to prevent benign teratomas from malignant transformation, infection, or rupture due to delayed treatment.
The treatment method is the same as that of other tumors. It is advocated to perform conventional radiotherapy and chemotherapy after complete resection. Since the prognosis of malignant teratoma is poor, we advocate that the younger the age, the better the treatment. Since it is a disease caused during the fetal period, expectant mothers need to pay more attention to prevention. What exactly should be paid attention to in curing it and how to prevent it is the next topic.
