In life, we understand the tumor is actually very shallow, as long as it is mentioned “tumor”, will immediately think of cancer!
Some people even think that tumor is a special name for cancer!
But in fact, any organism that grows new as a result of a cell mutation can be called a “tumor,” such as a polyp, which is a benign tumor.
And cancer is a tumor, only it is malignant tumor. The biggest difference between malignant and benign tumors is that malignant has the characteristics of abnormal proliferation, infinite immortality, invasion and metastasis!
Therefore, not all tumors belong to cancer, but some tumors have the possibility of becoming cancerous, or even as dangerous as cancer. For example, “gastrointestinal stromal tumor” is such a tumor disease.
At present, there are not many reports on GASTROINTESTINAL stromal tumor in China, and the general public does not know much about this disease. However, nearly 30% of the patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor who seek medical treatment for the first time have advanced stage!
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, what kind of disease is it after all?
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor is a kind of tumor independent of gastric and intestinal cancer, which is easy to occur in the stomach and small intestine.
According to the data survey, the incidence of intra-gastric stromal tumor is the highest, accounting for 50%~70% of all patients. The incidence of small intestinal mesenchymoma is about 20 to 30 percent. In addition, stromal tumors may occur in the peritoneum, mesentery, etc.
Statistics on the incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors are hard to come by. According to a Japanese survey, the incidence of gastrointestinal stromal tumors is about 35%.
From the perspective of Chinese studies, the incidence rate of real GASTROINTESTINAL stromal tumors is much lower than that. However, due to the prevalence of gastroscopy, there is a lack of specific statistical data on the incidence rate of GASTROINTESTINAL stromal tumors.
Since the incidence of GASTROINTESTINAL stromal tumor was not affected by race, region or diet, it did not show significant differences. So, clinical also thinks this kind of disease is still at present “impossible to prevent” condition!
Moreover, how to define the nature of gastrointestinal stromal tumor is very difficult to define clinically, and its malignancy is mainly related to its size. If the diameter is less than 2cm, it is usually of the ultra low risk type.
When the volume is about 2-5cm, it belongs to the low-risk type; when the volume is between 5-10cm, it belongs to the medium-risk type. If it’s more than 10cm, it’s a high-risk category!
Gastric cancer may show a series of symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, stomachache, loss of appetite, oil aversion and nausea, but gastrointestinal stromal tumor is not the same, the early symptoms of gastrointestinal stromal tumor is more insidious, not easy to be detected!
According to clinical data, gastrointestinal stromal tumor does not grow in the stomach, a lot of times there are no obvious symptoms, will only be in the growth to a certain extent after the reaction, such as common symptoms have nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, black stool and anemia!
Therefore, regular physical examination is necessary for high-risk groups.
According to clinical data investigation, 45 years old above, the person with family history of gastrointestinal stromal tumor, it is the high-risk population of stromal tumor, should pay attention to carry out screening regularly!
Moreover, even if gastrointestinal stromal tumor is found, people do not need to be excessively vigilant, because China’s medical technology in recent years is constantly improving, compared with 20 years ago, the prognosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor treatment has improved significantly.
Even with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors, survival has been more than 5 years!
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