Fibroma on the head
Fibroma of the skin belongs to benign neoplasms. It can develop on any part of the skin and mucous membranes, quite often localized on the head or neck. Fibroma is a dense formation, painless on palpation, it is formed due to connective tissue fibers. Fibroma may not cause any inconvenience to a person throughout his life, however, with constant injury, the prerequisites for its rapid growth and the appearance of pain syndrome arise.
The shape of the fibroma is usually round; it is covered with unchanged pale pink tissue. The tumor grows slowly, gradually increasing over the course of several years. If the neoplasm is accidentally injured, then it will bleed. By itself, the fibroma is not dangerous to human health, but if it is located on the head and is constantly injured when combing the hair, then it is better to get rid of such a build-up in a timely manner.
In no case should you remove the tumor on your own. Be sure to consult with your doctor about removing the fibroma. In medical institutions today electrocoagulation, liquid nitrogen, laser, radio wave method are successfully used. The whole procedure takes no more than 15-20 minutes and is performed under local anesthesia.
Fibroma of the neck
In childhood, a disease such as fibromatosis of the neck, called "torticollis", may appear. A nodular formation is felt in the thickness of the muscle from birth, but neck deformity becomes visible only by 3-4 years. The defeat of the cervical muscle on both sides is rare, most often the nodular formation is in the lower third of the neck.
It is believed that the causes of the ongoing process may be a congenital defect of the muscle due to the incorrect position of the fetus or birth injury. The development of fibromatosis of the neck can lead to ischemic muscle contracture caused by the pressure of the shoulder on the neck of the future man during embryonic development.
A fibroma is a grayish-white knot that usually does not exceed 1–2 cm in diameter. It is characterized by proliferation (overgrowth) of connective tissue cells between muscle fibers. Fibrous tissue retains a sufficient number of muscle fibers, which makes it possible to distinguish it from aggressive fibromatosis. Relapses of the disease after the disease are observed infrequently.
Fibroma of the kidney
This rather rare benign neoplasm in the kidney develops from connective tissue. There are both single and multiple fibromatous nodes. Single nodes are larger, but on average, the diameter of the fibroid reaches from 1 to 20 millimeters. However, in medical practice, cases of the development of giant neoplasms were recorded, growing up to 170 millimeters. Most of the fibroids are found in women, the reasons for their development are still unknown to medicine.
Until now, the criteria by which fibroma can be distinguished from oncological disease have not been determined. The slightest doubt about the diagnosis makes doctors choose surgery. Usually, fibroids are detected quite by accident, with complaints about other diseases. Most often, patients have no symptoms of fibroma development, manifesting themselves only in those cases when it reaches a large size and compresses the renal parenchyma.
If a woman (or a man) often has dull pain in the lumbar region, renal hypertension, varicocele or hematuria, then it is imperative to undergo an examination for fibroma. A neoplasm by its nature is not dangerous to human life, but if it is detected, it will be necessary to undergo annual examinations in order to avoid the risk of the nodes developing into a more formidable disease.
Fibroma is easily detected during ultrasound or computed tomography. Its histological characteristics indicate the absence of a clearly defined capsule, the node consists of elements of connective tissue - fibroblasts, fibrocytes, collagen fibers and vessels in various proportions (the density of formation depends on this). To obtain more complete information, blood and urine tests of the patient are also carried out.
Fibroma treatment is carried out depending on its size and the degree of manifestation of symptoms. For small nodes, constant monitoring by ultrasound and computed tomography of the kidneys is recommended. With rapid growth and a sharp increase in the neoplasm, resection (organ-preserving surgery) or nephrectomy (removal of an organ) is indicated. Which of the options for the operation to choose is determined by the doctors, based on the histological examination of the tissues, the size and location of the tumor.
With timely treatment and observation of the patient in a medical institution, the outcome of the disease is favorable.
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".
