Hunan Leiyang 2-year-old boy Qi Qi (pseudonym) was found by the family half a month ago stomach hard, diapers on the red blood stains, but also thought that it was on fire, accumulation of food, used several kinds of gunpowder, grandma also found the "earth", did not see the effect, turned to the Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department, the doctor found that Qi Qi's right kidney has an 11.5 * 10.1cm huge tumor, and has ruptured bleeding, life-threatening, immediately arranged for its surgery, surgery to remove the tumor and the right kidney, The postoperative pathology was diagnosed as nephroblastoma, and Qi Qi is currently recovering well and preparing to be discharged from the hospital.
Examination results show a huge tumor.
At present, malignant tumors are the second leading cause of death in children under 14 years of age, February 15 is the International Children's Cancer Day, children's tumor treatment focuses on early detection, He Xiangling, director of the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, reminds that if there are lymphadenopathy, painless masses, bleeding and other related symptoms, parents should pay enough attention to seek medical treatment in time.
"The child usually looks very healthy, who knows that he will get such a serious disease." Qi Qi's mother, Ms. Zhang, said that if she had brought her child to check earlier, the tumor might not have ruptured, and the child would suffer less.
Through multidisciplinary consultations in urology, anesthesiology, pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), ultrasound, radiology, and pathology, the pediatric urology team successfully operated on Qiqi.
Director He Xiangling introduced that children of all ages, including newborns, are likely to suffer from tumors, and the site of onset also includes various systems of the whole body. In addition to hematologic tumors, there are lymphoma, Langerhans cell histiocytosis; followed by central nervous system tumors, including brain tumors and spinal cord tumors; and some malignant solid tumors, such as neuroblastoma, nephroblastoma, hepatoblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, germ cell tumors, bone tumors, retinoblastoma, etc. If childhood cancer is diagnosed and treated early, the overall survival rate can reach more than 80%, which is much higher than that of adult tumors.
Director He Xiangling inspected Qi Qi's recovery.
Director He Xiangling said that there are certain difficulties in the early detection of children's tumors, first, because many parents believe that children's malignant tumors are rare, and even if children have abnormal symptoms such as pain and swelling, they rarely think about this aspect. Second, children are young and unable to accurately express their feelings when they are sick. The sum of various factors leads to the discovery of the child's condition in a timely manner, and once the onset is advanced. Therefore, parents must pay attention to it, if the child suddenly grows slower, does not like to eat, does not cry or make trouble, parents can touch the abdomen and limbs to see if there is a lump when the child sleeps. At the same time, it is best to take the child to do a physical examination once a year to control the disease at an early stage.
Text: Wu Jing Liu Xin
Editor: Wu Jing
Review: Zhou Jinrong
Hunan Provincial People's Hospital Health Medical Line