How to determine whether an ovarian cyst is benign?

When ovarian cysts occur, patients should look for the cause based on their own situation. First, genetic factors should be ruled out. In addition, many external environmental factors should be considered. For example, eating some contaminated food, or women taking some incorrect breast enhancement methods, or excessive weight loss, etc., will all cause ovarian cysts. After finding the cause, treatment should be carried out according to the cause. The following will teach you how to determine whether ovarian cysts are benign.

How to determine whether an ovarian cyst is benign?

Cysts are usually benign. Although the cyst is benign, it has the ability to grow. If it becomes malignant, vaginal bleeding will be found. Examination will show that the cyst grows very quickly in a short period of time.

Some patients with ovarian cysts are still worried that their benign ovarian cysts are malignant and want to distinguish whether the ovarian cysts are benign or malignant by themselves. How to distinguish whether ovarian cysts are benign or malignant is the key to diagnosing and treating this type of tumor. We should neither mistake benign tumors as malignant tumors, which will bring heavy mental burden to patients and cause unnecessary pain; nor should we mistake malignant tumors as benign tumors, which will delay treatment and cause irreversible consequences. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish whether ovarian cysts are benign or malignant. The following is an introduction by a gynecologist from Jinan Overseas Chinese Hospital. If you have been diagnosed with ovarian cysts and do not understand your condition, you can consult online experts who will give you corresponding health guidance based on the examination reports and symptoms. How to distinguish whether an ovarian cyst is benign or malignant?

In terms of medical history: patients with benign ovarian cysts have a long course of illness, the cysts gradually grow larger, and most of them have no discomfort symptoms; while patients with malignant ovarian cysts have a short course of illness, the cysts grow rapidly, and are sometimes accompanied by fever.

General situation: Benign cases mostly occur in women of childbearing age and are generally in good condition; while malignant cases mostly occur in prepubertal girls, teenagers or postmenopausal women. The disease progresses rapidly, with metastatic lesions in the early stages, and rapid appearance of malignant symptoms such as weight loss.

Physical signs: Benign cases are often unilateral, movable, with a smooth surface, intact capsule, cystic, and no ascites; while malignant cases are sometimes bilateral, immobile, often adhered to surrounding tissues, partially solid, with an uneven surface, and may penetrate the capsule and implant in the abdominal or pelvic cavity. Fixed nodules can be felt in the rectouterine pouch, often accompanied by bloody ascites. Cancer cells may be found during aspiration of the ascites.

Ultrasound: Benign cases are mostly liquid dark areas with clear edges, while malignant cases have messy light clusters in the liquid dark areas and the boundaries of the tumor are unclear.

Tumor markers: Markers of malignant tumors can often be detected. *Pathological examination: The most important identification method is to take the lesion tissue for pathological examination.