Symptoms of hepatomaternal tumor in children?

summary

More than 90% of children with hepatoblastoma were under 3 years old, and 60% were under 1 year old. This tumor is common in children. Hepatoblastoma is a mixed tissue of epithelium and stroma. It can contain fibrous tissue, muscle, osteoid tissue, cartilage, hematopoietic tissue or primitive interstitial tissue. Tumors in the liver can be solitary or multiple. It was transferred to other places through blood and lymph. Symptoms of hepatomaternal tumor in children? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of hepatomaternal tumor in children?

In the early stage of the disease, it is not typical. Some parents occasionally find a lump in the right upper abdomen when changing clothes or taking a bath for the children. In the later stage, there will be swelling of the upper abdomen or whole abdomen, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, abdominal varicose veins, fever, jaundice and other manifestations. Abdominal distension and pain were caused by the rapid increase of tumor and the increase of capsular tension. The liver is large and hard, the edge of liver is obviously hard, the surface is not smooth and there are nodules. In some cases, the tumor grew towards the chest, so that the abdominal mass was not obvious, and the main manifestation was dyspnea due to the elevation of the diaphragm;

Physical examination can touch the liver, diffuse or nodular swelling, tumor height, hard. Sometimes accompanied by splenomegaly, abdominal wall veins exposed or varicose. The author had encountered two cases of emergency laparotomy due to abdominal pain due to rupture of tumor, tension of abdominal muscles and more non coagulable blood in abdominal puncture. In the late stage, the disease progressed rapidly, and cachexia appeared soon. Another clinical feature was often accompanied by fever, and the body temperature could reach 39-40 ℃. The rare cases are due to the presence of sex hormone producing tissue in hepatoblastoma. About 3% of the cases show sexual organ dysplasia and pubic hair. Typical gross jaundice is not common, but there are many children with hyperbilirubinemia;

There are few cases of osteoporosis caused by tumor. The mechanism may be that the protein synthesis of bone matrix is blocked or cholesterol is too much, which directly affects the structure of bone. As a result, pathological fracture may occur under slight external force. Very few cases were accompanied by clubbing fingers or hypertrophy of the body.

matters needing attention

1. To avoid the invasion of harmful substances (cancer promoting factors) is to help us avoid or contact with harmful substances as little as possible. 2. Improving the body's immunity against tumor can help improve and strengthen the body's immune system to fight against tumor.