Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer

What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer ?

1. Continuous abdominal pain
2. Menstruation irregular bleeding irregular uterine bleeding after menopause.

Symptoms final 3 showed progressive weight loss.

Signs

1. A lump on both sides of the lower abdomen.
2. lump does not move.
3. Ascites, and most bloody.
4. Loss of appetite in the long term, progressive weight loss, weakness and lethargy.

Sometimes other diseases can also cause similar symptoms, is not necessarily cancer. However, symptoms of early-stage cancer is sometimes hidden, will not be sustainable. Therefore, if symptoms like those mentioned should take immediate medical care. To be diagnosed early and treatment.

Methods for diagnosing ovarian cancer

Imaging diagnosis of recent years is growing continuously, have a significant guidance on the treatment of ovarian cancer. Help determine the stage of ovarian cancer and to understand whether there is recurrence and prognosis.

1. The ultrasound can determine the position of the pelvis lump, the size and nature, cystic or substantial.
2. X-ray examination can determine the location and nature of pelvic lump, tumor staging, helping examination of postoperative recurrence.
3. CT scans and MRI.
4. Biopsy. With laparoscopic taking ovarian tissue for examination under a microscope. Biopsy is the only way to confirm the diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Early diagnosis of ovarian cancer is very difficult, a combination of various ways to help diagnose early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.