Symptoms of ileal tumors

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Ileal tumors are benign and malignant tumors of small intestine and large intestine. The clinical manifestations vary with the nature and location of the tumor. Generally speaking, benign tumors may be asymptomatic or mild. Some malignant tumors have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, which affects the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. The incidence rate of small intestinal tumors is lower than that of the esophagus, stomach and large intestine. The diagnosis can be made by X-ray radiography, gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy. Let's talk about the symptoms of ileal tumor.

Symptoms of ileal tumors

Malignant ileal tumor showed abdominal pain, intestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, abdominal mass and weight loss. The symptoms of malignant tumors are more and more severe, while the symptoms of benign tumors are less or no symptoms at all. Due to the lack of specific symptoms and signs, it is difficult to diagnose early. X-ray double contrast radiography, fiberoptic enteroscopy, superior mesenteric arteriography and CT are helpful in the diagnosis of small intestinal tumors. If necessary, laparotomy can be performed to obtain the final diagnosis.

Early surgical resection of tumor is the treatment of small intestinal tumor. In benign tumors, leiomyoma, adenoma and fibroma all have the possibility of malignant transformation, especially adenoma, which is considered as a precancerous lesion, so it should be removed as soon as possible. If there is no serious complication in benign tumor, the prognosis is good. Malignant tumors are often difficult to obtain early diagnosis, when the diagnosis is clear, most patients have metastasis, so the prognosis is poor. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy as adjuvant therapy for small intestinal malignant tumor may receive certain curative effect

Colorectal benign tumors occur in the cecum (including appendix), colon and rectum. Clinically, it is more common than benign tumors of small intestine. Histologically, adenoma, lipoma, leiomyoma, hamartoma and inflammatory polyp are common. The tumor may be single or multiple.

matters needing attention

1. Age of onset. Most of the patients developed after 50 years old. 2. Family history: if someone's first-degree relatives, such as their parents, have colorectal cancer, their risk of suffering from this disease in their lifetime is 8 times higher than that of the general population. About a quarter of new patients have a family history of colorectal cancer. 3. History of colonic diseases: some colonic diseases such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis may increase the incidence of colorectal tumors. They are 30 times more likely to have colon cancer.