What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer metastasis to the peritoneum?

What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer metastasis to the peritoneum?

1. When ovarian cancer metastasizes to the peritoneum, the disease has developed to the advanced stage. At this time, the patient's body is very weak. If not treated promptly and effectively, the patient's life will be threatened at any time. When ovarian cancer metastasizes to the peritoneum, severe ascites symptoms will occur, and a large amount of ascites will hinder the patient's respiratory and digestive functions. We must pay enough attention to it, otherwise there will be life-threatening dangers at any time.

2. As ovarian cancer tumors continue to grow and develop, patients with advanced ovarian cancer are prone to abdominal distension, ascites, and abdominal masses. Generally speaking, when the ovarian cancer tumor is relatively small, the tumor only exists in the pelvic cavity. When the ovarian cancer tumor continues to grow, the ovarian cancer tumor will grow outside the pelvic cavity. In this way, abdominal masses and even peritoneal metastasis will occur. At this time, abdominal masses, abdominal distension, and ascites will occur.

Symptoms of ovarian cancer metastasis:

1. Direct spread

Advanced ovarian cancer not only adheres to surrounding tissues, but also directly penetrates into the uterus, parietal peritoneum, broad ligaments, fallopian tubes, colon, and small intestine, and even spreads to the uterine cavity through the fallopian tubes.

2. Lymphatic metastasis

Lymphatic metastasis is a common way for ovarian cancer to metastasize. It usually metastasizes to the para-aortic lymph nodes, but can also metastasize to the inguinal lymph nodes along the round ligament.

3. Implantation metastasis

Ovarian cancer can penetrate the capsule, intestine, etc. to form a large number of nodular or papillary metastatic carcinomas, especially the papillary tissue of serous cystadenocarcinoma, which is more likely to penetrate the capsule of the tumor body and spread to the entire abdominal cavity, causing a large amount of ascites.