Spleen cancer

Spleen cancer's disease overview

What is the spleen cancer ? Spleen cancer is cancer developing in the spleen - The organs are located in the left lower side, one of the largest parts of the lymphatic system in the body

Spleen cancer may be primary or secondary. Primitive spleen cancer is the cancer cells developing from spleen. Secondary spleen cancer is the cancer cells that come from other organs, metastases to spleen, most of them are lymphoma- lymphoma and mi (acute leukemia)

Causes of Spleen cancer's disease

Causes of spleen cancer are mainly secondary cancer due to lymphoma or oily disease. Some other cancer metastasized to spleen such as breast cancer, melanoma and lung cancer.

Lymphoma risk:

  • Men
    • Age
  • Improve the immune system: HIV, organ transplants, immune -inhibitors
    • < Li> infected EBV or HP
  • Smoking
  • Family history of relatives with neglects Li> some genetic syndrome such as Down syndrome
  • History of radiation therapy or cancer treatment with chemicals

    • Symptoms of Spleen cancer's disease

    Spleen symptoms include:

  • Spleen enlarged, increased size: Can be felt in the position under the left flank, spread to the navel
  • The feeling of full abdominal after eating
    • : Pain in the left side of the left flank, then spread throughout the abdomen
  • Infections re -return: The patient has many times, persistent
  • Hemorrhage: Bleeding of the foot Teeth, vaginal bleeding sometimes menstruation, bruising hemorrhage under the skin. > Tired, lean weight
  • Other symptoms:
  • enlarged lymphadenopathy
    • Cold
  • weight loss: Load larger than 10% of the body weight of unknown cause
  • chest pain
    • > Bloating, big belly.

    People at risk for Spleen cancer's disease

  • Patients with immunodeficiency: HIV, after organ transplantation
  • Smokers
  • infected EBV, HP
  • Human There is a family history of spleen cancer
  • Workers in contact with industrial toxic chemicals

    • Prevention of Spleen cancer's disease

    There is no specific measures to prevent spleen cancer. Reducing the risk factors that can be done include:

  • Safe sex: Avoid HIV infection, EPV ...
  • Treatment of thorough infections
    • Harm: Benzene is often used in the production of plastic, rubber, dyes, detergents and pesticides
  • Maintaining a reasonable weight, healthy eating. No smoking, restricting drinking alcohol.

    • Diagnostic measures for Spleen cancer's disease

  • When suspected patients with spleen cancer, the doctor will appoint blood tests to check the number and formula of red blood cells, leukocytes and platelets.
  • Bone marrow test such as poking myeloma, marrow biopsy can be indicated if a patient is suspected to have acute leukemia
  • Testing for lymphadenopathy, nodal cell puncture is indicated if the patient is suspected to have lymphoma.

    • In some cases, it is difficult to remove the spleen to make a diagnostic surgery.

  • Scans such as X -rays, computerized tomography has a complementary function in stage diagnosis, complications of the disease.

    • Spleen cancer's disease treatments

    Spleen cancer treatments include:

  • Surgery
  • Radiotherapy
  • Chemicals

    • Spleen surgery: is the first measure in cancer Spleen. Research shows that the majority of patients have spleen surgery without other treatments in the first 5 years after surgery.

  • Spleen through laparoscopic surgery
  • Spleen cut through open surgical surgery

    • Two methods for similar results, but internal surgery Soi is an advanced method, requiring equipment and human resources, complications after laparoscopic surgery will be less than open surgery.

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