Clinical manifestations of ovarian cancer

Early malignant ovarian tumors have no symptoms, the symptoms are often appeared to have advanced disease. Due to rapid tumor growth in the short term will have abdominal distention, abdominal mass and ascites. When the tumor to surrounding tissue invasion or oppression nerve, can cause abdominal pain, low back pain or sciatica, if oppression pelvic veins, there will be the lower extremity edema, does not generally cause menstrual disorders, if bilateral ovarian cancer tissues were damaged, can cause menstrual disorders and amenorrhea. In addition, if the tumor is functional, can generate the corresponding estrogen or symptoms of androgen excess. Such as: cause of the early dysfunctional uterine bleeding, vaginal bleeding after menopause or a masculine sign. Advanced patients showed significant weight loss, severe anemia, and other cachexia phenomenon. Gynecological examinations can hit in the vaginal fornix scattered after the hard nodules, tumors mostly bilateral, materiality and rugged surface, fixed and accompanied bloody ascites. Sometimes in the groin, armpit or supraclavicular lymph node swelling can be touched.