Causes and symptoms of fibroma
Content:
- The reasons for the development of fibroma
- Fibroma symptoms
- Fibroma diagnostics
- Fibroma treatment
- Prevention of fibroma
What is fibroma?
Fibroma is a benign tumor skin formation, usually flesh-colored or light pink in color, with clear boundaries. It consists of connective or fibrous tissue and usually rises above the surface of the skin, located on a wide base or on a pedicle. Doesn't hurt a person.
This tumor can be in a person from birth or form throughout life at any age and on arbitrary parts of the body, regardless of the person's gender. Most often, neoplasms affect the soft tissues of the limbs and trunk, however, fibroids are often found in internal organs and cavities.
Fibroids in the female body are able to grow into other tissues: vascular (angiofibroma), muscle (fibromyoma), glandular (fibroadenoma) or adipose (fibrolipoma). There are two types of fibroids: hard and soft. Solid fibroma occurs equally often on any part of the body, both in men and women. It represents inactive protruding formations of the skin. Its color is usually flesh or light pink. Most often, fibroma occurs on a wide leg, less often on a narrow one, has a smooth surface.
Mild fibroma predominantly occurs in women, especially in adulthood. The most common places of its formation are the armpits, the groin area, the front of the neck, and the mammary glands. Outwardly, a soft fibroma resembles a wrinkled, leathery formation (sac) of flesh or brown color on a pronounced leg. Fibroids can be single or multiple, called fibromatosis (proliferation of connective tissue).
The reasons for the development of fibroma
The causes of fibroma to this day remain largely unexplored. One of the identified patterns is hereditary predisposition. Sometimes the cause is trauma or inflammation. Also, a neoplasm can occur with a hormonal malfunction in the body, provoked, for example, by the simplest parasites, such as Trichomonas.
More than a hundred species of Trichomonas have been identified. They affect various human organs depending on their habitat: genitourinary system, oral cavity, intestines, etc. By forming colonies, Trichomonas become the cause of fibroids.
According to one of the versions of specialists, the use of beta-blockers, which alter fibrous tissue, can also become the cause of fibroids. The likelihood of fibroids during pregnancy increases due to increased levels of progesterone and estrogen.
The reasons for the formation of uterine fibroids include chronic inflammation of the genitals, abortion, inconsistent sexual relations, severe or late childbirth, stress, endocrine diseases, including diabetes mellitus.
Fibroma symptoms
The symptoms of fibroma vary depending on the location of the neoplasm. The main symptom is the appearance of a growth that rises above the surface of the skin on a broad base or on a leg. In color, it may not differ from the skin, but over time, sometimes its color changes to light pink, and sometimes to dark brown due to regular mechanical action (clothing, razor, etc.).
Usually fibroma does not cause pain, discomfort and anxiety to its owner and is regarded rather as a cosmetic defect. However, in some cases, the tumor becomes tender and may itch or even hurt. This is due to its unfortunate location. For example, plantar fibroma can be painful while walking, and a neck mass can be regularly irritated by a shirt collar.
Fibroids formed on internal organs often do not have symptoms, therefore, they are detected by chance or in case of any complications caused by its growth.
Fibroma diagnostics
To determine the diagnosis, the doctor conducts a visual examination and palpation of the growth. Comprehensive information about the benign-malignancy of the tumor can be obtained after a biopsy (histological examination). In some cases, an ultrasound examination is required, for example, to diagnose fibroids of internal organs. X-rays are taken to clarify the root cause of fibroids in the mouth.
Fibroma treatment
Fibroids on the skin do not pose a threat to human life and health, therefore, they often should not be treated at all. If the neoplasm is subject to regular friction, other effects due to its location, or simply has an unaesthetic appearance and spoils the appearance, then it is considered advisable to remove the tumor. This operation usually takes no more than fifteen minutes. It is performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia.
Plantar fibroids are removed if they cause severe pain when walking. Fibroma in internal organs is removed if it disrupts the work of nearby organs. It depends on a number of reasons: location, direction and rate of tumor growth, the number of fibromatous nodes, and so on.
Treatment is carried out using a laser or radio wave therapy. In rare cases, surgical excision is performed (with a strong growth of the neoplasm). Liquid nitrogen and chemical removal methods are a thing of the past. They are not used because they often cause local inflammation, and wounds from them heal for a long time.
Prevention of fibroma
As such, methods of preventing fibroma do not exist. Therefore, only general preventive methods can be noted. Namely, you should lead a healthy lifestyle and regularly undergo a medical examination by a dentist, gynecologist and other specialists for early detection of neoplasms.
Article author: Mochalov Pavel Alexandrovich | d. m. n. therapist
Education: Moscow Medical Institute. IM Sechenov, specialty - "General Medicine" in 1991, in 1993 "Occupational Diseases", in 1996 "Therapy".
