Rib tumor symptoms?

Update Date: 2023-10-18 Source: Network

summary

Rib tumors can be divided into primary and secondary, malignant and benign. Generally speaking, most of the secondary tumors are malignant, because the tumor tissue of other parts metastases to the ribs, which will cause great damage to the patient's body at this time, so today we will introduce the symptoms of rib tumor?

Rib tumor symptoms?

1. It causes pain. This kind of symptom is the most common symptom of rib tumor. At the beginning, the pain attacks intermittently, then the pain turns to persistent attack, and the pain is most obvious at night. Pain seriously affects the rest, sleep and work of patients. Strong analgesics are needed to relieve symptoms. But if it is a benign internal tumor, the general condition is very slow, pain is not serious, or no pain at all.

2. Pathological fracture is easy to occur. When patients with this disease, slight external pressure may lead to fracture, especially in patients with malignant internal tumor, often appear simple traumatic fracture, which leads to a series of symptoms due to fracture, such as local swelling, local pain, rib deformity, limited physical activity and so on.

3. Systemic symptoms. If the disease develops to the late stage, it will lead to anemia, emaciation, loss of appetite, weight loss, body fever and other symptoms. With the further development of the disease, there may be hematogenous metastasis, such as occasional lymph node metastasis, leading to some symptoms of lymph nodes, the common is lymph node enlargement. Please note that malignant rib tumors grow faster, which can easily lead to local skin temperature rise and varicose veins.

matters needing attention

Get this disease to the hospital for detailed examination, first through the examination to determine whether it is a benign tumor or malignant tumor, and then according to the specific condition of treatment, patients should establish the confidence of active treatment, after the disease must not be complacent, to believe that doctors trust modern medical technology.