Postmenopausal ovarian cancer may present with abdominal distension, abdominal mass, abdominal pain, sex hormone disorders, ascites and other symptoms.
1. Abdominal distension. When the patient suffers from ovarian cancer, if the tumor grows gradually in the pelvis, when the patient moves, it may cause the tumor to pull the surrounding tissues, resulting in abdominal distension and discomfort.
2. Abdominal mass. When the tumor gradually increases to a certain degree, lumps may appear in the abdomen.
3. Abdominal pain. Abdominal pain may appear when the tumor is ruptured or infected.
4. Sex hormone disorder. If ovarian cancer causes excessive secretion of estrogen, postmenopausal women may have the symptom of vaginal bleeding, and if excessive secretion of androgen occurs, they may have the symptom of hirsuteness, acne and so on.
5. Ascites. When peritoneal implantation or metastasis occurs in ovarian cancer, ascites can appear.
In addition, when the tumor presses the diaphragm, symptoms of respiratory difficulty may appear; pressurizing the bladder may cause frequent urination and difficulty in urination; pressurizing the rectum may lead to difficulty in defecation or constipation and so on.
When patients have the above symptoms or other discomforts, they should consult the doctor in time and do further examination under the doctor’s guidance. If ovarian cancer or other diseases are diagnosed, they need to be treated in time.