Ka chhunga tumor a awm em? He cancer hmuh tur awm lo (Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma) hi i hria em?

I hmui chhungah, i lei hnuaiah emaw, i hmui chhungah emaw, hnah te tak te i hmu ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. A na lo tak zet a, chuvangin i ngaihven vak lo mai thei. Mahse hetiang thil te tak te pawh hi hriat a pawimawh. Vawiin hian cancer chi khat, hetiang symptom atanga intan thei kan sawi dawn a, chu chu a tlem deuh a, mahse kan hriat a ngai a ni. Chu chu Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, a nih loh leh ACC a ni.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) hi eng nge ni tak tak?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, ACC hi cancer chi khat a ni lo hle. Kan hmui chhunga salivary glands-ah a intan tam ber. Kan ka chhungah hian salivary gland chi thum a awm tih i hria em?

1. Parotid glands: Hengte hi beng bulah, hmui sir lehlamah a awm a.

2. Submandibular glands: Hengte hi kan hmui hnuai lam hnuaiah a awm a.

3. Sublingual glands: Hengte hi lei hnuaiah a awm a.

ACC cancer hi heng glands-ah hian a intan tam ber a, mahse a chang chuan ka chhung hmun dangah, kawchhung hmun dangah, thawk hahna glands-ah te, mittui tlakna glands-ah te pawh a lo awm thei bawk.

Hei hi eng symptoms nge ni?

ACC cancer chhinchhiahna ber leh hmasa ber chu ka chhungah emaw, lei hnuaiah emaw, hmui chhungah emaw natna nei lo zung (lump) a lo awm thei a ni. Heng lumps te hi a lian tial tial a. He symptom lian ber bakah hian symptom dang engemaw zat hmuh tur a awm thei bawk.

Heng symptoms te hi i neih chuan ngaihthah suh. I chhungkaw doctor hmu nghal rawh. A chhan dik tak chu a hre thei ang.

Engtin nge hei hi i hmuh theih, Doctor?

Doctor i hmuh hunah i symptoms te a zawt hmasa ang che. Chu chu engtikah nge lump chu i hriat, a lo thang lian em, a na em, i rilru a na em tih te, etc. Tichuan uluk takin i hmui, i hmai leh i kawr chu a enfiah ang. I kawr chhunga lymph node hring a awm leh awm loh a enfiah bawk ang.

Hei bakah hian test eng emaw zat tih a ni thei bawk a, chu chu a natna hmuhchhuah a nih thu a nemnghet thei bawk.

• Imaging Tests: Heng scan te hian tumor lian tham tak, a awmna hmun leh cancer a darh leh darh loh hriat theih nan a pui thin.
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging): Magnetic field hmangin thlalak chipchiar tak tak a hmu thei.
• CT scan (Computed Tomography): X-ray hrang hrang an khawlkhawm a, thlalak chipchiar tak tak siam a ni.
• PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography): Cancer cell awmna hmun hrang hrangte chu color image hmanga hriat theih nan a pui thin.
• Biopsy: Hei hi cancer a nih leh nih loh 100% a finfiah nan test a ni. Hetah hian tumor atanga tissue sample te tak te tak tak lak a ni a, microscope hmangin an enfiah thin. Hei hi pathologist-in a enfiah thin.

Engvangin nge hetiang cancer hi a lo awm?

Doctor-te chuan ACC thlen chhan dik tak chu an la hre lo a, mahse he cancer hi kan genes-a inthlak danglamna (mutations) engemaw zat avanga lo awm niin an ngai.

Enkawlnate chu engte nge ni?

ACC enkawlna ber chu surgery hmanga tumor leh a chhehvel tissue te lakchhuah a ni.

1. Surgery tih a ni

Surgery tih chi chu tumor awmna hmunah a innghat a ni. Salivary gland natna chu tumor nen hian a pum emaw, a then emaw pawh lakchhuah a ni. ACC cancer hi nerve hrang hrangah a darh thei a, chuvangin doctor-te chuan operation an neih laiin a chhehvel nerve te chu uluk takin an enfiah thin. A chang chuan hmai chetna control tu nerve te hi a chhe thei bawk. Mahse, chutiang a nih chuan, chu nerve te chu a hnathawh dan pangngaia awm leh turin, hmai tihnun (facial reanimation) ang chi surgical technique hmasawn tak tak hman theih a ni.

2. Radiation Therapy hmanga enkawlna

Operation hnuah chuan cancer cell la awm zawng zawng tihhlum nan radiation therapy an pe tlangpui. A châng chuan, operation tih theih loh hunah he enkawlna hi hman a ni. Mahse, he enkawlna hian side effect a thlen thei a, chu chu hmui vawt, ei harsa, ha tichhia te a ni. Chuvang chuan inenkawl lai hian doctor leh dentist te nen inpawh taka thawhpui a pawimawh.

3. Enkawlna dang

Thil zual ṭhenkhatah chuan doctor-te chuan chemotherapy emaw targeted therapy emaw ang chi thilte pawh an ngaihtuah thei bawk. Hengte hi enkawlna, zirchianna stage-a la awmte an ni.

Enkawl hnuah eng nge thleng?

ACC hi cancer a ni a, a lo lang leh duh hle. Chuvangin, enkawl zawhah checkup leh scan neih reng a ngai a ni. Doctor sawi dan chuan heng test te hi a hun taka tih tir a nih chuan cancer hi a lo lang leh a nih chuan a tir lamah hmuhchhuah leh enkawl theih a ni.

Damchhuah zat chungchanga statistics awm laiin, estimate chauh a ni tih hriat a pawimawh. Damlo tin hi an danglam vek a, enkawlna an dawn dan pawh a inang lo. Chuvangin i dinhmun chungchang hriatna tha ber chu i enkawltu doctor hnen atangin i hmu thei ang.