When people reach middle age, they will inevitably gain weight, especially men. "General belly" and "beer belly" are common. But Mr. Zhao, who lives in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has a very unusual "beer belly". After going to the hospital for a CT scan, the doctor was frightened.
"Beer Belly"
What exactly is going on?
Mr. Zhao is 57 years old. His belly has been getting bigger and bigger since two or three years ago. Since Mr. Zhao usually likes to drink beer and is free from work, he thought it was a very ordinary "beer belly" and didn't care.
Mr. Zhao’s daughter-in-law discovered something unusual. As a nurse, she found that her father-in-law had not gained weight in other parts of his body except his belly, so she persuaded Mr. Zhao to go to the hospital for a check-up.
But Mr. Zhao can eat and drink every day without any discomfort. At most, his belly is a little bigger, like a pregnant woman who is about to give birth.
Mr. Zhao did not take his daughter-in-law's words to heart.
However, as time went by, Mr. Zhao’s belly was like an uncontrollable balloon, getting bigger and bigger, even affecting his daily activities. Mr. Zhao then entered the hospital.
After arriving at the hospital, the doctor discovered after examination that Mr. Zhao's belly was not a beer belly at all, but what caused it, a CT examination was necessary.
Huge liposarcoma
So, Mr. Zhao followed the doctor’s advice and performed an abdominal CT examination. This examination was so incredible that it frightened the doctors present.
It turned out that a giant tumor with a diameter of 40 cm had grown in the retroperitoneum of Mr. Zhao’s abdomen.
This tumor occupies most of the abdominal space and is tightly adhered to the surrounding tissue, with almost no obvious boundaries. Moreover, around the tumor, the renal arteries and veins, the abdominal aorta and other major blood vessels in the abdomen are wrapped, and the surrounding area is closely connected with important organs such as the liver, kidneys, pancreas .
“The operation is extremely difficult!” All the doctors present sighed! The treatment team of
Hospital carefully formulated a surgical plan through multidisciplinary consultation. Finally, after two and a half hours of intense surgery, the tumor in Mr. Zhao's abdomen was completely removed.
After the operation, the doctor placed the removed tumor tissue in the basin, which actually filled the entire basin!
Postoperative pathology showed that the giant tumor in Mr. Zhao’s abdomen was liposarcoma. It looked just one word different from lipoma . However, lipoma is a benign tumor , while liposarcoma is a malignant tumor!
Surgical removal of liposarcoma
Coincidentally, on July 4th, the headline reported that Ms. Cheng, who was in her 50s, was finally diagnosed with liposarcoma because her belly had been getting bigger, which aroused widespread heated discussion.
Ms. Cheng and Mr. Zhao are in similar situations. Since a few years ago, their stomachs began to get bigger without any pain or itching. At first, they thought it was because they had gained weight, but when they went to the hospital for a CT scan, they discovered it was a tumor! After pathological examination was confirmed to be liposarcoma!
So, what exactly is liposarcoma that can disguise itself so well?
Liposarcoma is only one word different from lipoma, but it is indeed a subtype of malignant tumor. Compared with the well-known liver cancer , gastric cancer , breast cancer and other common tumors, liposarcoma is a very " "Niche" tumor!
B-ultrasound examination
In fact, it is not difficult to understand from the literal meaning. Liposarcoma is a malignant tumor derived from fat and muscle. It mainly occurs in the limbs (53%), retroperitoneum (19%), and trunk (12%) of the human body. ), head and neck (11%). Its characteristics are that it will increase rapidly, is good at disguise, will not cause related symptoms quickly, and is easy to be misdiagnosed and missed.
According to a survey covering 300 million people from the tumor data registry released by my country in 2019, the incidence of liposarcoma in my country in 2014 was approximately 34,200, with an incidence rate of 2.91/100,000, which is the highest among all cancers. One of the lowest incidence cancers in .
Although the incidence rate of liposarcoma is very low, due to the large population base in our country, a large number of liposarcoma patients have been diagnosed.However, because liposarcoma is a "niche" cancer, people don't pay much attention to it. Therefore, many people fail to realize in time that this is the cause of liposarcoma after discovering that their belly has grown silently for no reason.
However, although liposarcoma cannot attract people's attention in time through symptoms, it can be discovered in time through routine examinations such as B ultrasound and CT. Therefore, if you find that local tissue has enlarged and become fat for no reason, you must pay attention to it and conduct timely examinations if necessary to strive for early detection, diagnosis and treatment. #HealthTruthPlan#
