A 13 -year -old girl in the Tran family, living in Hoa Lien (Taiwan, China) went to the heart because of difficulty breathing and persistent left chest.This feeling was described by the girl as "like a heavy stone on her heart".However, her mother took her son to two private clinics still could not find the cause.Finally, they went to the pediatric department of Mennonite Hospital (Taiwan, China) and discovered she had rare cancer.
The 13 -year -old girl discovered rare lymphoma after a long time of chest, shortness of breath (illustration)
Huang Zhenming surgeon at the hospital recounted:“After checking, we discovered that the patient had a large tumor longer than 12cm in the chest - the mediastinum.This is a rare type of T cell lymphoma, it pinched directly on the heart area, creating pressure and causing a long discomfort such as shortness of breath, chest pain, heart arrhythmia ”.
Dr. Huang also added that the common tumors in the erratic medium cavity are thymus tumors, thymus carcinoma, monster tumors or lymphoma.This lymphoma is often related to genetic factors, chemical exposure, weakened immune system or viral infection.However, the case of a girl has no typical symptoms such as painless lymph nodes, recurrent fever, night sweating or weight loss.Instead, the baby only feels the heavy tumor like a stone on the heart, causing chest tightness and noticeable discomfort.
The team of doctors and nurses immediately developed a treatment plan, focusing on systemic chemotherapy combined with radiation or interferon treatment, in order to minimize the impact of tumors on important organs."Because the tumor is large in size and contains a lot of blood vessels, we have to carefully choose the minimally invasive method to avoid the risk of serious bleeding."- He said.
The image of a 12cm tumor tumor pinching her chest makes her feel like a heavy stone on her heart (photo of BV supply)
Through her case, Dr. Huang also emphasized that parents need to pay attention to unpleasant symptoms, though small but prolonged in their children.For example, for his chest irritation, he shared:“Chest tightness is not uncommon in children and teenagers.Many cases are simply due to stress, fatigue or wrong posture.But if it is serious or prolonged, it is necessary to seek medical attention as soon as possible because the back is easy to be many serious diseases.
Naturally, this is similar in adults.But it is necessary to pay more attention to children, teenagers because many parents think it is changing when puberty, increasing body size or lying for some reason. ”
Regarding signs of identifying lymphoma, Dr. Huang refers to symptoms such as painless swelling, persistent fever, night sweating, anorexia and weight loss, prolonged fatigue.However, in some cases, symptoms may be unclear and only detected when the tumor pinches an important organ, causing shortness of breath or chest tightness, intense pain.
Source and photo: TW.BG3, Health 2.0