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Lump de sɔmsay na yu bɔdi? Na Desmoid Tumor yu tink se? Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi no bɔt dis (Desmoid Tumors)

Lump de sɔmsay na yu bɔdi? Na Desmoid Tumor yu tink se? Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi no bɔt dis (Desmoid Tumors)

Yu dɔn ɛva fred smɔl we yu notis nyu tin na yu bɔdi, sɔntɛm na yu an, yu leg, ɔ yu bɛlɛ? I rili nɔmal fɔ fil smɔl fɔ fred we yu si dis kayn lump. Bɔt nɔto ɔl di lumps dɛn kin denja. Bɔt sɔmtɛm, smɔl chans de fɔ se i kin bi wan kayn lump we nɔ kin bɔku we dɛn kɔl ‘Desmoid Tumor’ we wi de tɔk bɔt tide. So tide wi go tɔk bɔt ɔltin insay wan rili simpul we, insay wan we we yu go ɔndastand.

Wetin na Desmoid Tumor?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na tumbu ɔ lump bak we kin kɔmɔt frɔm di tisu dɛn na wi bɔdi. Bɔt dis nɔ tan lɛk di fat tɔŋ (Lipoma) we wi kin si ɔnda di skin. dis tכmכro dεm de fכm na di fayv tisu dεm na wi bכdi. fכ bi prεsis, dεn de fכm insay di strכng tisu dεm lεk di tεndon dεm we de kכnεkt wi mכsul dεm to wi bon dεm εn di ligament dεm we de kכnεkt wi bon dεm to wan an. Di nem "Desmoid" kɔmɔt frɔm wan Grik wɔd we min "lɛk bɛlt."

Di big kweshon wae yu kin de aks yusɛf naw na, "Na kansa dis?" bכku tεm dεn kin klas dεsmoid tכmכro dεm as benign biכs dεn nכ de spre (mεtastasize) frכm wan pat na di bכdi to כda pat lεk nכmal kεnsar dεm.

Bɔt na ya wi nid fɔ ɔndastand sɔntin we rili impɔtant. Pan ɔl we dɛn tumbu ya nɔ kin skata, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin gro kwik kwik wan (agresiv) . We dat apin, di tumbu kin gro ɛn pwɛl di wɛlbɔdi tisu dɛn, di nerv dɛn, ɛn di blɔd vesel dɛn we de rawnd di tumbu. Bikɔs ɔf dis kwaliti, sɔm we dɛn kin biev lɛk kansa. Na dat mek wi nid fɔ wɔri bɔt dis.

Dɛn tin ya nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Dɛn kin apin pan 2 to 4 pipul dɛn nɔmɔ pan ɛvri milyɔn ɔlsay na di wɔl. Dɛn kin apin pan ɛni ej, pan ɛnibɔdi, bɔt dɛn kin apin mɔ pan uman dɛn we dɔn pas 30 ia.

Wetin na di rizin dɛn we mek dɛn tin ya kin apin?

Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk klia wan wetin mek, dɛn dɔn si se sɔm tɛm dɛn kin gɛt dis sik kin bɔku.

  • di kכndishכn dεm we dεn kin gεt fכ bכn pikin: Pipul dεm we gεt Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), we na wan kכndyushכn we dεn kin kכl kכlon kεnsar, kin gεt dεsmoid tכmכro.
  • bεlε: dεn biliv se di כmon ‘εstrojen’ we de inkrεs na di bכdi we uman bεlε, de involv bak.
  • Bɔrku bad bad injury na di bɔdi: Sɔntɛnde, wan lump lɛk dis kin kam afta dɛn dɔn ɔpreshɔn am ɔ leta na di say we i gɛt bad bad injury.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ wan Desmoid Tumor?

di sayn dεm fכ dis dipכnt pan usay di bכdi de insay di bכdi. Sɔmtɛm e kin de de witout ɛni sayn at ɔl. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk aw di men sayn dɛm kin difrɛn.

Di say we di lump de Sɔm sayn dɛn we kin apin
Klostu to di skin (an, fut, nɛk, ed) . Lump we nɔ kin pen ɔ we kin mek i fil pen smɔl ɛn yu kin fil am na di an.
Insay di bɛlɛ (bɛlɛ) . Dɛn tin ya kin gro kwik kwik wan. Di prɛshɔn we de pan di blɔd vesel ɛn nerv dɛn na di bɛlɛ kin mek pɔsin fil bad bad wan, i kin mek i nɔ fil fayn, i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ waka, ɛn i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ yuz di an ɛn fut dɛn igen . sכmtεm, siriכs kכndyushכn lεk intestinal blכk εn rεktal bכdi kin apin.

Aw yu go no fɔ tru if dis na Desmoid Tumor?

If yu gɛt wan lump, yu dɔktɔ go du bɔku tɛst fɔ no ustɛm i bi.

1. Ultrasound scan: Dis de yuz ay frikshɔn sawnd wev fɔ luk insay di lump. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no if di lump na sɔlid ɔ i ful-ɔp wit wata.

2. Ɔda imej skan: Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp fɔ si if di tumbu gɛt fɔ du wit di tisu dɛn we de rawnd am ɛn if dɛn kin pul am sef wan we dɛn du ɔpreshɔn.

  • MRI skan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging): I de yuz strɔng magnɛtik fil fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn we rili klia ɛn we gɛt ditayli.
  • CT scan (Computerized Tomography): Dɛn kin tek sɔm ɛkstrem rayt dɛn togɛda fɔ mek wan kɔmplit pikchɔ bɔt di tumbu.

3. Bayopsi: Dis na di tɛst we impɔtant pas ɔl ɛn we pɔsin kin no . Dɛn kin pul wan smɔl pat pan di lump, ɔ di wan ol lump, ɛn chɛk am wit maykroskɔp. Dis na di onli tɛst we kin tɛl yu 100% if na desmoid tumor ɔ ɔda tin.

Aw dɛn kin trit am?

If di bayɔpsi kɔnfirm se na desmoid tumor, yu dɔktɔ go pik di tritmɛnt we go fayn fɔ yu. Bɔrku tin kin no aw fɔ trit yu, lɛk aw di tumbu de saiz, usay i de, aw i de gro kwik kwik wan, ɛn di sayn dɛm we yu gɛt.

  • Wet ɛn wach: Nɔ sɔprayz, sɔm lumps nɔ go big if yu nɔ gɛt ɛni tritmɛnt. Sɔm kin ivin smɔl as tɛm de go. So if di lump smɔl, i de na do na di bɛlɛ, ɛn no sayn nɔ de, yu dɔktɔ kin disayd fɔ wach am fɔ sɔm tɛm.
  • Ɔpreshɔn: Dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul fɔ pul di tumbu kpatakpata. Bɔt i kin at fɔ pul di tumbu dɛn we de insay di bɛlɛ. כlso, ivin afta di כpεrayshכn, 25% - 50% chans de fכ di tכmכro go gro bak na di sem ples.
  • Radiation therapy: Dɛn kin yuz dis tritmɛnt in wan, wit ɔpreshɔn, ɔ wit mɛrɛsin. I kin wok fayn fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. Bɔt if di tumbu de insay di bɛlɛ, dis nɔ kin pɔsibul bikɔs raytin kin pwɛl di impɔtant ɔgan dɛn we de nia de.
  • Mɛrɛsin: Nɔr patikyula tritmɛnt nɔr de fɔ dɛn tumbu ya yet. Bɔt dɛn kin yuz difrɛn kayn mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk di mɛrɛsin dɛn we de agens kansa fɔ mek di tumbu dɛn smɔl ɔ fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gro.
  • Ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin yuz tide:
  • Radiofrequency ablation: dεn de put tin dεm we lεk nidul insay di tכmכro εn dεn de yuz redio wev fכ mek כt, we de pwεl di tכmכro.
  • Cryoablation: Dɛn kin yuz prob fɔ friz ɛn pwɛl di tumor tisu.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, yu mɛdikal tim go disayd uswan pan dɛn tritmɛnt ya go fayn fɔ yu. So, nɔ shem fɔ tɔk to dɛn bɔt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ tin we de mɔna yu.

Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os

  • Desmoid tumor na wan kayn tumor we nɔ kin bɔku. Dɛn nɔ kin skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi lɛk kansa. Bɔt dɛn kin gro kwik kwik wan ɛn pwɛl di tisu dɛn we de rawnd.
  • If yu notis nyu lump, tumor, ɔ swelling ɛnisay na yu bɔdi , nɔ panik ɔ ignore am, bɔt sho am to dɔktɔ.
  • na bayopsi n כmכ kin kכnfכm fכ sכri if dis na dεsmoid tכmכro.
  • Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Yu dɔktɔ go disayd di bɛst tritmɛnt fɔ yu afta i dɔn tek tɛm chɛk yu sik.

Desmoid tumor, agresiv fibromatosis, lumps in di bodi, non-kansa tumor, Desmoid tumor simptom, Desmoid tumor tritment, tumor of fibrous tissue

👩🏽 ⚕️ Ɔda kwɛstyɔn dɛn (FAQ dɛn)

💬 🧐 We wi se kidni tumor, i min kansa?

Nɔ, jɔs bikɔs yu gɛt kidni tumbu nɔ min se na kansa. sכmtεm, tin dεm lεk ‘desmoid tumors’ we de fכm na di layn na di bכdi kin mek prεshכn bak pan di kidni dεm כ di כgan dεm we de rawnd am. Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ kin skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi lɛk kansa, fɔ no bɔt dɛn kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔr frayd.

💬 🩺 If yu fain lump somwe na yu bodi, aw yu saspek se na Desmoid tumor?

Jɛnɛral wan, if yu gɛt wan had, penlɛs lump ɛnisay na yu bɔdi, mɔ na di bɛlɛ ɔ yu an ɛn fut, i kin bi Desmoid tumor. Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ denja lɛk kidni kansa, dɛn kin prɛs pan di nerv ɔ ɔgan dɛn we de nia yu, so i bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu chɛk yu kwik kwik wan. Wi go gi yu wan kɔmplit ɛksplen bɔt dis insay wi atikul.

💬 🤔 Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin kidni tumor ɛn desmoid tumor?

di men difrεns na dat di kidni kεnsar de kכmכt frכm di sεl dεm we de insay di kidni. bכt dεsmoid tכmכro dεm de divεlכp frכm di kכnektiv tisu dεm na di bכdi. Bɔrku pipul kin frayd bikɔs dɛn tu tin ya kin fil lɛk se dɛn gɛt wan bɔtul na dɛn bɛlɛ. Bɔt desmoid tumor nɔto kansa (nɔto kansa). So nɔ fred ɛn rid dis atikul, da tɛm de yu go ɔndastand dis klia wan.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Wetin na di rizin dɛn we mek dɛn tin ya kin apin?

Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk klia wan wetin mek, dɛn dɔn si se sɔm tɛm dɛn kin gɛt dis sik kin bɔku.

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Lump de sɔmsay na yu bɔdi? Na Desmoid Tumor yu tink se? Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi no bɔt dis (Desmoid Tumors)

Lump de sɔmsay na yu bɔdi? Na Desmoid Tumor yu tink se? Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi no bɔt dis (Desmoid Tumors)

Yu dɔn ɛva fred smɔl we yu notis nyu tin na yu bɔdi, sɔntɛm na yu an, yu leg, ɔ yu bɛlɛ? I rili nɔmal fɔ fil smɔl fɔ fred we yu si dis kayn lump. Bɔt nɔto ɔl di lumps dɛn kin denja. Bɔt sɔmtɛm, smɔl chans de fɔ se i kin bi wan kayn lump we nɔ kin bɔku we dɛn kɔl ‘Desmoid Tumor’ we wi de tɔk bɔt tide. So tide wi go tɔk bɔt ɔltin insay wan rili simpul we, insay wan we we yu go ɔndastand.

Wetin na Desmoid Tumor?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dis na tumbu ɔ lump bak we kin kɔmɔt frɔm di tisu dɛn na wi bɔdi. Bɔt dis nɔ tan lɛk di fat tɔŋ (Lipoma) we wi kin si ɔnda di skin. dis tכmכro dεm de fכm na di fayv tisu dεm na wi bכdi. fכ bi prεsis, dεn de fכm insay di strכng tisu dεm lεk di tεndon dεm we de kכnεkt wi mכsul dεm to wi bon dεm εn di ligament dεm we de kכnεkt wi bon dεm to wan an. Di nem "Desmoid" kɔmɔt frɔm wan Grik wɔd we min "lɛk bɛlt."

Di big kweshon wae yu kin de aks yusɛf naw na, "Na kansa dis?" bכku tεm dεn kin klas dεsmoid tכmכro dεm as benign biכs dεn nכ de spre (mεtastasize) frכm wan pat na di bכdi to כda pat lεk nכmal kεnsar dεm.

Bɔt na ya wi nid fɔ ɔndastand sɔntin we rili impɔtant. Pan ɔl we dɛn tumbu ya nɔ kin skata, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin gro kwik kwik wan (agresiv) . We dat apin, di tumbu kin gro ɛn pwɛl di wɛlbɔdi tisu dɛn, di nerv dɛn, ɛn di blɔd vesel dɛn we de rawnd di tumbu. Bikɔs ɔf dis kwaliti, sɔm we dɛn kin biev lɛk kansa. Na dat mek wi nid fɔ wɔri bɔt dis.

Dɛn tin ya nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm. Dɛn kin apin pan 2 to 4 pipul dɛn nɔmɔ pan ɛvri milyɔn ɔlsay na di wɔl. Dɛn kin apin pan ɛni ej, pan ɛnibɔdi, bɔt dɛn kin apin mɔ pan uman dɛn we dɔn pas 30 ia.

Wetin na di rizin dɛn we mek dɛn tin ya kin apin?

Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk klia wan wetin mek, dɛn dɔn si se sɔm tɛm dɛn kin gɛt dis sik kin bɔku.

  • di kכndishכn dεm we dεn kin gεt fכ bכn pikin: Pipul dεm we gεt Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), we na wan kכndyushכn we dεn kin kכl kכlon kεnsar, kin gεt dεsmoid tכmכro.
  • bεlε: dεn biliv se di כmon ‘εstrojen’ we de inkrεs na di bכdi we uman bεlε, de involv bak.
  • Bɔrku bad bad injury na di bɔdi: Sɔntɛnde, wan lump lɛk dis kin kam afta dɛn dɔn ɔpreshɔn am ɔ leta na di say we i gɛt bad bad injury.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ wan Desmoid Tumor?

di sayn dεm fכ dis dipכnt pan usay di bכdi de insay di bכdi. Sɔmtɛm e kin de de witout ɛni sayn at ɔl. Lɛ wi tek tɛm luk aw di men sayn dɛm kin difrɛn.

Di say we di lump de Sɔm sayn dɛn we kin apin
Klostu to di skin (an, fut, nɛk, ed) . Lump we nɔ kin pen ɔ we kin mek i fil pen smɔl ɛn yu kin fil am na di an.
Insay di bɛlɛ (bɛlɛ) . Dɛn tin ya kin gro kwik kwik wan. Di prɛshɔn we de pan di blɔd vesel ɛn nerv dɛn na di bɛlɛ kin mek pɔsin fil bad bad wan, i kin mek i nɔ fil fayn, i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ waka, ɛn i kin mek i nɔ ebul fɔ yuz di an ɛn fut dɛn igen . sכmtεm, siriכs kכndyushכn lεk intestinal blכk εn rεktal bכdi kin apin.

Aw yu go no fɔ tru if dis na Desmoid Tumor?

If yu gɛt wan lump, yu dɔktɔ go du bɔku tɛst fɔ no ustɛm i bi.

1. Ultrasound scan: Dis de yuz ay frikshɔn sawnd wev fɔ luk insay di lump. Dis kin ɛp fɔ no if di lump na sɔlid ɔ i ful-ɔp wit wata.

2. Ɔda imej skan: Dɛn tin ya kin ɛp fɔ si if di tumbu gɛt fɔ du wit di tisu dɛn we de rawnd am ɛn if dɛn kin pul am sef wan we dɛn du ɔpreshɔn.

  • MRI skan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging): I de yuz strɔng magnɛtik fil fɔ tek pikchɔ dɛn we rili klia ɛn we gɛt ditayli.
  • CT scan (Computerized Tomography): Dɛn kin tek sɔm ɛkstrem rayt dɛn togɛda fɔ mek wan kɔmplit pikchɔ bɔt di tumbu.

3. Bayopsi: Dis na di tɛst we impɔtant pas ɔl ɛn we pɔsin kin no . Dɛn kin pul wan smɔl pat pan di lump, ɔ di wan ol lump, ɛn chɛk am wit maykroskɔp. Dis na di onli tɛst we kin tɛl yu 100% if na desmoid tumor ɔ ɔda tin.

Aw dɛn kin trit am?

If di bayɔpsi kɔnfirm se na desmoid tumor, yu dɔktɔ go pik di tritmɛnt we go fayn fɔ yu. Bɔrku tin kin no aw fɔ trit yu, lɛk aw di tumbu de saiz, usay i de, aw i de gro kwik kwik wan, ɛn di sayn dɛm we yu gɛt.

  • Wet ɛn wach: Nɔ sɔprayz, sɔm lumps nɔ go big if yu nɔ gɛt ɛni tritmɛnt. Sɔm kin ivin smɔl as tɛm de go. So if di lump smɔl, i de na do na di bɛlɛ, ɛn no sayn nɔ de, yu dɔktɔ kin disayd fɔ wach am fɔ sɔm tɛm.
  • Ɔpreshɔn: Dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn ɛnitɛm we i pɔsibul fɔ pul di tumbu kpatakpata. Bɔt i kin at fɔ pul di tumbu dɛn we de insay di bɛlɛ. כlso, ivin afta di כpεrayshכn, 25% - 50% chans de fכ di tכmכro go gro bak na di sem ples.
  • Radiation therapy: Dɛn kin yuz dis tritmɛnt in wan, wit ɔpreshɔn, ɔ wit mɛrɛsin. I kin wok fayn fɔ bɔku pipul dɛn. Bɔt if di tumbu de insay di bɛlɛ, dis nɔ kin pɔsibul bikɔs raytin kin pwɛl di impɔtant ɔgan dɛn we de nia de.
  • Mɛrɛsin: Nɔr patikyula tritmɛnt nɔr de fɔ dɛn tumbu ya yet. Bɔt dɛn kin yuz difrɛn kayn mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk di mɛrɛsin dɛn we de agens kansa fɔ mek di tumbu dɛn smɔl ɔ fɔ mek dɛn nɔ gro.
  • Ɔda tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin yuz tide:
  • Radiofrequency ablation: dεn de put tin dεm we lεk nidul insay di tכmכro εn dεn de yuz redio wev fכ mek כt, we de pwεl di tכmכro.
  • Cryoablation: Dɛn kin yuz prob fɔ friz ɛn pwɛl di tumor tisu.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat, yu mɛdikal tim go disayd uswan pan dɛn tritmɛnt ya go fayn fɔ yu. So, nɔ shem fɔ tɔk to dɛn bɔt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ tin we de mɔna yu.

Mɛsej we dɛn kin kɛr go na os

  • Desmoid tumor na wan kayn tumor we nɔ kin bɔku. Dɛn nɔ kin skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi lɛk kansa. Bɔt dɛn kin gro kwik kwik wan ɛn pwɛl di tisu dɛn we de rawnd.
  • If yu notis nyu lump, tumor, ɔ swelling ɛnisay na yu bɔdi , nɔ panik ɔ ignore am, bɔt sho am to dɔktɔ.
  • na bayopsi n כmכ kin kכnfכm fכ sכri if dis na dεsmoid tכmכro.
  • Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Yu dɔktɔ go disayd di bɛst tritmɛnt fɔ yu afta i dɔn tek tɛm chɛk yu sik.

Desmoid tumor, agresiv fibromatosis, lumps in di bodi, non-kansa tumor, Desmoid tumor simptom, Desmoid tumor tritment, tumor of fibrous tissue

👩🏽 ⚕️ Ɔda kwɛstyɔn dɛn (FAQ dɛn)

💬 🧐 We wi se kidni tumor, i min kansa?

Nɔ, jɔs bikɔs yu gɛt kidni tumbu nɔ min se na kansa. sכmtεm, tin dεm lεk ‘desmoid tumors’ we de fכm na di layn na di bכdi kin mek prεshכn bak pan di kidni dεm כ di כgan dεm we de rawnd am. Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ kin skata ɔlsay na di bɔdi lɛk kansa, fɔ no bɔt dɛn kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔr frayd.

💬 🩺 If yu fain lump somwe na yu bodi, aw yu saspek se na Desmoid tumor?

Jɛnɛral wan, if yu gɛt wan had, penlɛs lump ɛnisay na yu bɔdi, mɔ na di bɛlɛ ɔ yu an ɛn fut, i kin bi Desmoid tumor. Pan ɔl we dɛn tin ya nɔ denja lɛk kidni kansa, dɛn kin prɛs pan di nerv ɔ ɔgan dɛn we de nia yu, so i bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu chɛk yu kwik kwik wan. Wi go gi yu wan kɔmplit ɛksplen bɔt dis insay wi atikul.

💬 🤔 Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin kidni tumor ɛn desmoid tumor?

di men difrεns na dat di kidni kεnsar de kכmכt frכm di sεl dεm we de insay di kidni. bכt dεsmoid tכmכro dεm de divεlכp frכm di kכnektiv tisu dεm na di bכdi. Bɔrku pipul kin frayd bikɔs dɛn tu tin ya kin fil lɛk se dɛn gɛt wan bɔtul na dɛn bɛlɛ. Bɔt desmoid tumor nɔto kansa (nɔto kansa). So nɔ fred ɛn rid dis atikul, da tɛm de yu go ɔndastand dis klia wan.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin izi fɔ tɔk klia wan wetin mek, dɛn dɔn si se sɔm tɛm dɛn kin gɛt dis sik kin bɔku.

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