Symptoms of recurrence of cervical cancer after surgery

Nowadays, gynecological diseases are a relatively common disease, causing many women to worry about their health. Among many diseases, cervical cancer is not only very harmful, but also has a strong recurrence rate. So do you know what symptoms there are after recurrence? Let's learn about it together.

Cervical cancer recurrence means that the symptoms and physical signs disappear after treatment, but the cancer reappears after more than 6 months.

Time of cervical cancer recurrence: Most cases of cervical cancer recurrence after radiotherapy occur within 2 years. If cervical cancer relapses and is not treated, most patients will die within 6 months to 1 year, and only a few can survive for more than 2 years. According to literature statistics, the most common recurrences of cervical cancer are pelvic wall, paracervical and local recurrence of cervix.

The main manifestations of cervical cancer recurrence are: different due to the different sites of cancer recurrence. If the cervix or vagina recurs, there is often irregular vaginal bleeding or foul-smelling leucorrhea; if the pelvic wall or paracervical recurrence occurs, there may be pain and edema in the affected lower limb, pain in the lumbosacral region or lower abdomen, and a paracervical mass or a fixed mass in the sacral fossa may be felt during pelvic examination; if the rectum or bladder metastases occur, there is often blood in the stool or hematuria; if the bone metastases occur, there is often local pain; if the lung metastases occur, there may be cough and chest pain.

When the above symptoms and signs appear after treatment of cervical cancer, the possibility of recurrence should be considered. Local recurrence of the cervix and vagina can be diagnosed easily by vaginal smear cytology and biopsy. However, recurrence of the paracervix and pelvic wall is difficult to diagnose mainly by clinical symptoms and pelvic examination. Attention should be paid to the differentiation of pelvic masses from lymphocele after radical surgery, pelvic wall inflammation, and paracervical connective tissue fibrosis after radiotherapy. Local fine needle puncture for cell smear and pathological examination can help to clarify the diagnosis. B-ultrasound, pyelography, isotope renal imaging and CT pelvic examination play a certain role in diagnosing recurrent cancer.

To sum up, I have introduced the symptoms of the attack to you. I hope that you will have some understanding after reading it. It reminds women to pay more attention to details in life, develop good hygiene habits, do more exercises that are beneficial to health, and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude.