Cancer in the body, leg and foot prophet? If there are 4 kinds of 'changes' in the legs and feet, it is recommended to check as soon as possible
Medicine is still unable to conquer cancer, because cancer cells develop rapidly and easily metastasize to surrounding tissues and organs, so it is extremely difficult to treat. However, early detection and early treatment of cancer can increase the 5-year cure rate and improve prognosis. The early stage of cancer is not without a trace, and its symptoms can be manifested from the legs. If the legs have the following manifestations, you need to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
- Lump
Usually the skin of the leg is smooth and delicate, but a mass on the leg should be of great concern. Most leg masses are multiple lipomas, which are benign diseases; however, leg masses are painless and non-itchy, adhere to surrounding tissues, grow rapidly in a short period of time, and should be highly suspected of malignant tumors such as prostate cancer or lung cancer ; Leg mass pain may also be rhabdomyosarcoma or synovial sarcoma, or acinar soft tissue sarcoma and liposarcoma. It is worth noting that lymph nodes in the groin are widely distributed. Inguinal lymph node enlargement is an early symptom of most tumors, such as lymph node metastases or malignant lymphoma. Can't heal for a long time.
- Unexplained swelling
There are a large number of blood vessels and nerves in the legs. As cancer cells multiply, they can slowly invade the blood vessels and nerves, causing swelling and pain in the legs. Some cancer patients may experience lower extremity discomfort, unexplainable pain and swelling in the early stage, and go to the hospital for color Doppler ultrasound examination to find that the veins are blocked, and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremity has been formed. This is common in gynecological malignant tumors, pancreatic cancer and lung cancer. Most cancer patients are in a hypercoagulable state and are prone to thrombus formation, especially lymphomas are at the highest risk of thrombus formation. Once the leg swelling is found, go to the hospital for screening as soon as possible to rule out the possibility of cancer.
- Inexplicable uplift
Osteosarcoma can easily lead to abnormal bulging of the legs. The growth rate of the tumor is relatively fast. The leg can feel a hard tumor that grows from the bone. The temperature of the skin on the surface of the tumor also increases. There are varying degrees of tenderness in and around the mass. As the disease progresses, joint movement is restricted and muscles gradually atrophy. In addition, abnormal leg protrusions may also be chondroma or bone metastases, or giant cell tumor of bone, which can easily lead to leg deformities, fractures and pain as the disease progresses.
- The color of the legs changes
The darkening of the legs or caused by abnormal metabolism, the invasion of cancer cells will lead to abnormal metabolism, the most common is malignant melanoma, which is a skin tumor caused by the proliferation of abnormal melanocytes. Initially, there will be hyperpigmentation on the skin, and the number of moles will increase and become darker. As the disease progresses, the hardness gradually increases and is accompanied by varying degrees of itching and pain, and the damaged area presents bumps and plaques, or appears cauliflower-like, with brown and grayish-white colors. In addition, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin can also cause changes in skin color, accompanied by a foul odor.