What are the typical symptoms of endometrial cancer? What tests can diagnose endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is a serious gynecological disease with a high incidence rate and serious harm to patients after illness. Attention should be paid to initial symptoms and signs, and timely inspection should be carried out.

Types of endometrial cancer

1. Diffuse type: The lesion can affect all or most of the endometrium. Early and proliferative endometrium are not easily distinguishable. However, upon careful examination of the cancer site, there are still some features that have boundaries with the normal endometrium, such as thickened, rough, irregularly sized polyp like protrusions of the cancer mucosa, soft hyperplasia of the benign endometrium, and a smooth surface.

2. Restricted type: Rare. The scope of cancer is limited, with only a portion of the endometrium and a diffuse appearance. The scope of surface cancer transformation is not large, deep invasion of the myometrium, enlargement or necrosis of the uterine body, infection, and formation of uterine wall ulcers, and even penetration. In the later stage, there is also surrounding erosion or metastasis.

3. Polyp type: Endometrial cancer is common after menstruation in the uterine horn.

Symptoms of endometrial cancer

1. Menstrual abnormalities: The most common is irregular vaginal bleeding, which is not cleaned immediately and starts with a small amount of bleeding. As the condition progresses, the amount of bleeding increases, but large amounts of bleeding are rare. Patients without amenorrhea have increased menstrual flow, prolonged menstrual period, and intermittent amenorrhea. Patients with irregular vaginal bleeding after amenorrhea are alert to the possibility of endometrial cancer.

2. Abnormal vaginal discharge: A small number of people may experience an increase in vaginal discharge, which can appear as pale blood in the early stages; Late stage co infection may result in pus like discharge and a foul odor.

3. Pain: Generally, endometrial cancer does not cause pain, but in the late stage, people may invade nearby organs and nerves, with a large tumor that produces compression symptoms, causing lower abdominal pain, pain in the waist, feet, and other areas.

4. Late stage lean and fever: symptoms such as general weakness, pale complexion, and anemia may also occur, known as cachexia.

The main signs of endometrial cancer

1. Gynecological examination showed that there were no significant changes in the pelvic reproductive organs in the early stage, with about 40% of cases having a normal uterus. Fibroids and lesions merged into the late stage, and the uterus enlarged. After menopause, a woman's uterus does not shrink, but it becomes plump and stiff. Special vigilance should be exercised. The ovaries may be normal or enlarged, or may be accompanied by feminized tumors. If the palpation is unclear due to the patient's obesity, pain, or lack of cooperation during dual diagnosis, there is no need to insist on finding out, as the diagnosis is not based on the size of the uterus. Most patients have no visible cervical lesions. Only in the late stage of cervical invasion, it can be seen that the tissue protrudes from the cervical opening. After cervical involvement with infiltrating system next to the uterus.