Wan lump na di chɛst? Lɛ wi lan bɔt Mediastinal Tumor insay simpul wɔd dɛn

Mediastinal tumor na wan lumps we de fכm na di spεs bitwin yu lכng dεm, bitwin yu chεst εn yu lכng dεm. Sɔntɛm yu nɔ bin dɔn yɛri bɔt dis nem bifo. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ no bɔt am. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn lumps ya kin kam witout ɛni sayn. So lɛ wi tɔk bɔt am smɔl mɔ so dat yu go ɔndastand.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, wetin na midiastinal tumor?

Tink bɔt di ples we de insay yu chɛst. di brεstbon de bifo, di spayna de bak, εn di lכng dεm de na di tu say. di spεs bitwin dεn כgan dεm ya na di mεdikal we wi kin kכl di mεdiastinum . dis spεs gεt bכku imכtant כgan dεm, lεk yu at, aorta, εsophagus, trakya, taymus gland, εn limf no dεm, we na pat pan yu imyun sistεm.

so, eni mas fכ sεl dεm, dat na wan lכmp, we fכm na dis εria we dεn kכl di mεdiastinum, wi kin kכl am mεdiεstinal tכmכro. Tu kayn dɛn lumps ya de:

• Benign: Dɛn tin ya nɔto kansa. Dɛn kin fɔm na wan ples ɛn dɛn nɔ kin skata to ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi.
• Malignant: Dis na kansa. Dɛn kin skata, ɛn pwɛl di tisu dɛn we de rawnd.

Wetin na dɛn kayn lumps ya? Dɛn kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay usay dɛn fɔm?

Yɛs, dɛn sheb dɛn lumps ya to tri men pat dɛn dipen usay dɛn fɔm. dat min se, akɔdin to aw di tri pat dεm na di mεdiastinum de fכm: di fכnt, di midul, εn di bak. Lɛ wi si wetin dɛn bi.

Udat kin gɛt dɛn lumps ya? Aw dɛn kɔmɔn?

Pan ɔl we dɛn kayn lumps ya kin kam pan ɛni ej, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin no bɔt am pan pipul dɛn we ol bitwin 30 ɛn 50. Bɔt smɔl difrɛns de bitwin big pipul ɛn pikin.

• big pipul dεm: bכku tεm di lכmp dεm de divεlכp na di antεriכr mεdiεstinum. Dɛn tin ya kin bi kansa sik lɛk limfoma ɔ taymoma.
• Pikin dεm: bכku tεm di lכmp dεm de divεlכp na di posita mεdiastinum. Dɛn tin ya kin bigin na di nerv dɛm ɛn bɔku tɛm dɛn nɔ kin gɛt kansa.

Dis nɔto tin we rili kɔmɔn. I de afɛkt less dan 1% pan di pipul dɛm.

Yu tink se dis na siriɔs tin? A fɔ fred?

Dis na prɔblɛm we bɔku pipul dɛn gɛt. Di impɔtant tin fɔ ɔndastand ya na dat pan ɔl we dis lump nɔto kansa (benign), i kin siriɔs dipen pan usay i de .

Imajin, as dis lump de gro, i kin put prεshכn pan כgan dεm lεk di at, di tכn sak we de rawnd di at (pericardium), di men blɔd vesel dεm, εn di trachea. כlso, wan lump we de fכm na di bak kin put prεshכn pan di spεnal kכd. So, if dɛn nɔ trit am, siriɔs prɔblɛm kin apin.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis?

I sɔprayz fɔ no se lɛk 40% pan di pipul dɛm wae gɛt dis sik nɔr kin gɛt ɛni sayn . Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin no di lump bay we dɛn de du ɛkstrem rayt na in chɛst fɔ ɔda rizin.

If di sayn dɛm apin, bɔku tɛm na bikɔs di tumbu dɔn gro ɛn i de prɛs pan di ɔgan dɛm we de rawnd am. Tumɔs we gɛt kansa kin mek pɔsin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn.

Dis na di sayn dɛm wae yu kin si in jɛnɛral:

• Di vɔys we de ala lawd wan.
• Wan sawnd we nɔ de tɔk we de kɔmɔt na di trot we yu de blo (stridor).
• Kɔf, swɛt, ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo (dyspnea).
• Fɔ kɔf blɔd (ɛmɔptaysis).
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ swɛla it (dysphagia).
• Fiva, kol, ɔ swet na nɛt.
• Chɛst pen (dis nɔ kin apin smɔl).
• Fɔ bi tin fɔ no rizin.
• di limf no dεm (gland dεm) kin swεla כ tεnd we yu tכch.
• di ay prכblεm dεm lεk di aylid dεm we de dכp na wan say na di fes εn sכm sכm blak sεkכl dεm na di aylid dεm.

Wetin mek dɛn lumps ya kin fɔm?

I at fɔ sho wan rizin fɔ dis. Bɔku tin dɛn kin de we kin apin.

• di sεl dεm we dεn nכ de kכntro: di tכmכro dεm we gεt kεnsar εn we nכ de kכntrol de divεlכp we di sεl dεm de sheb εn gro we dεn nכ de kכntro. Risach pipul dɛn stil nɔ no bɛtɛ bɛtɛ wan wetin mek dis kin apin.
• As a rispכns to כda mεdikal kכndyushכn: sכmtεm, di limf no dεm kin swεla εn i kin tan lεk lכmp bikoz fכ infεkshכn כ כda mεdikal kכndyushכn na di bכdi.
• di kכndishכn dεm we dεn bכn wit: sכm tכmכro dεm, fכ egzampl, di pεrikardial sist dεm εn di brכnkojεnik sist dεm, na abnכmal tisu dεm we de gro we de de frכm we dεn bכn am.

Aw dɔktɔ kin fɛn dis?

Bɔku tɛm, if dɛn si wan lump pan ɛkstrem na in chɛst, yu dɔktɔ go ɔda fɔ mek dɛn du sɔm ɔda tɛst dɛn fɔ no mɔ bɔt am.

• Chɛst X-ray: Dɛn kin yuz dis mɔ fɔ chɛk fɔ si if i gɛt wan lump.
• CT scan (Computed Tomography scan): Dis kin mek yu gɛt bɔku klia ɛn ditayli pikchɔ dɛn pas ɛkstrem rayt. I kin sho di sayz ɛn shep we di tumbu gɛt, ɛn aw i dɔn afɛkt di ɔgan dɛn we de rawnd am.
• MRI skan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging): I de ɛp fɔ si if di tumbu de push insay di tisu dɛn we de rawnd am ɔ i dɔn skata insay dɛn (lɛk di kes fɔ kansa).
• PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography scan): Dis kin rili fayn fɔ no sɔm kayn kansa, lɛk limfoma.
• Blɔd tɛst: Blɔd tɛst kin chɛk fɔ protɛin ɔ ɛnzaym (tumor markers) we gɛt fɔ du wit sɔm kayn tumor.
• Bayɔpsi: .Dis na di tɛst we impɔtant pas ɔl. Dɛn kin tek wan smɔl pat pan di tisu frɔm di lump ɛn chɛk am ɔnda maykroskɔp. Dis tɛst kin no uskayn sɛl dɛn we dɛn mek wit ɛn if i gɛt kansa ɔ i nɔ gɛt kansa. dis kin bi bay we yu de yuz mεtכd dεm lεk fכ tek wan pis wit nidul כnda CT skan (CT-guided needle biopsy), pas tכb wit kεmεra dכn di εsophagus (Esophagoscopy), כ pas tכb dכn di windpaip (Bronchoscopy).

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?

Di tritmɛnt dipen pan di kayn lump, usay i de, di stej if i gɛt kansa, ɛn di sayn dɛm we yu de gɛt.

• Ɔpreshɔn: Dis na di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin yuz mɔ. Di tumbu dɛn we gɛt kansa, di tumbu dɛn we de prɛs pan di ɔgan dɛn we de nia, ɛn di tumbu dɛn we de mek pɔsin gɛt di sik, dɛn kin nid fɔ pul dɛn bay ɔpreshɔn. dis kin bi tru sternotomy כ tru sεvεra sכm sכm sכm insishכn dεm we yu de yuz kεmεra (vidio-assisted thorascopic surgery - VATS).
• Radiation Therapy: Dis tritmɛnt de yuz ay ɛnaji rayt fɔ pwɛl di kansa sɛl dɛn. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin gi am in wan ɔ dɛn kin gi am wit ɔpreshɔn.
• Kimotɛrapi: Fɔ gi di bɔdi mɛrɛsin dɛn we de kil di kansa sɛl dɛn ɔ we de mek di tumbu dɛn smɔl.
• Antibaytik: If di lump na infεkshכn (e.g., di limf no dεm we swel), dεn kin trit am wit antibaytik.
• Wachful Waiting: If di lump nɔ gɛt kansa ɛn no sayn nɔ de, yu dɔktɔ kin disayd nɔ fɔ trit am ɛn insted i kin du skan fɔ wach di lump fɔ ɛni chenj.

Wetin go apin afta dat? Yu tink se dɛn go ebul fɔ stɔp dis?

Di we aw yu go si di tin kin dipen ɔl pan di kayn lump, if i gɛt kansa ɔ nɔto kansa, ɛn yu ɔl wɛl bɔdi. So, na yu dɔktɔ nɔmɔ go ebul fɔ gi yu di bɛst ɛksplen bɔt aw yu go si yu sik.

No surefire way nɔr de fɔ mek dɛn kayn lumps ya nɔ fɔm. Bɔt di bɛst tin we yu go du na fɔ no di sik kwik kwik wan . If yu gɛt di sayn dɛm wae wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt (lɛk fɔ kɔf, fɔ de ala lawd lawd wan, fɔ gɛt prɔblɛm fɔ swɛla) fɔ pas tu wiks, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ fɔ advays.

Tin dɛn fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ

If yu tink se yu gɛt dis sik, aks yu dɔktɔ dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya.

• Us kayn midiastinal tumor a gɛt?
• Dis lump na kansa ɔ nɔto so?
• Yu tink se dis rili nid fɔ trit?
• Us tritmɛnt dɛn yu kin advays?
• Wetin na di bɛnifit ɛn prɔblɛm dɛn we dɛn tritmɛnt dɛn de gɛt?
• Us kayn rizulyt a kin ɛkspɛkt afta tritmɛnt?
• A fɔ wɔri bɔt di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam wit di lump ɔ di tritmɛnt?