Malignant tumor of the uterus
A malignant tumor of the uterus is a fairly common pathology, which is a neoplasm that develops from the epithelium or walls of the uterus.
This type of disease is quite dangerous and has a fairly widespread distribution. A malignant tumor of the cervix, for example, is extremely common in women over 55 years of age.
The main risk factors for this type of neoplasm include early onset of sexual activity, frequent change of sexual partners, unprotected sexual intercourse, smoking, increased radiation exposure, as well as HPV and chronic diseases of the reproductive system.
Diagnosis of malignant tumors of the uterus
How to understand what kind of neoplasm has affected a woman's body? How to distinguish, for example, malignant tumors from benign diseases of the cervix?
Timely diagnosis will help in this.
The main methods of detecting a malignant tumor of the uterus include:
- Ultrasound of the pelvic organs;
- extended colposcopy;
- targeted biopsy;
- histological examination of the scraping;
- MRI of the small pelvis;
- computed tomography.
In addition, the patient must be interviewed and have a full medical history of her disease.
It is worth noting that it is quite difficult to recognize a malignant tumor of the uterus in the early stages, due to the typical symptoms and complaints of the patient.
Treatment of uterine cancer
The prognosis for the treatment of a malignant tumor of the uterus is quite individual and depends on the method of eliminating the disease. The treatment method is selected taking into account a variety of criteria: localization, stage, form of the tumor, age of the patient and her general state of health. Depending on the listed components, surgical intervention, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, as well as combined treatment can be used.
Surgical intervention may include either complete removal of the uterus along with appendages, or partial.
In addition, many modern technologies have recently been used to eliminate malignant tumors of the uterus: cryodestruction — exposure to cold, radiofrequency ablation — exposure to ion flux, ultrasound removal of neoplasms, and others.
