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Umdlavuza we-adrenal uhlobo oluyimfihlo lomdlavuza olukhula ezindlebeni zakho ze-adrenal, izitho ezincane ezimbili ezihlala phezulu kwesibindi sakho. Lezi zitho zikhiqiza ama-hormone abalulekile asikisela ukucindezeleka kwakho, ukuguqulwa komzimba, nokucindezeleka.
Nakuba igama elithi "umlavuza" lingase libe nzima, ukuqonda ukuthi yini oyiphathayo yisinyathelo sokuqala sokuthola ukunakekelwa okufanele. Iningi lama-tumor e-adrenal empeleni ayimbi (ayisiyona umdlavuza), kodwa uma umdlavuza ukhona, ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kungenza umehluko omkhulu ekuphumeni kwakho.
Umdlavuza we-adrenal, obizwa nangokuthi i-adrenocortical carcinoma, kwenzeka lapho amaseli ezingxenyeni zangaphandle zesibindi sakho se-adrenal ekhula ngokungenakulawuleka. Izindlebeni zakho ze-adrenal zilingana nobukhulu be-walnuts futhi zidlalela indima ebalulekile ekugcineni umzimba wakho usebenza kahle.
Lolu hlobo lomdlavuza luyingozi kakhulu, luthinta kuphela abantu abangu-1 kuya kwaba-2 ngalinye isigidi minyaka yonke. Lungase lube khona kunoma iyiphi iminyaka, nakuba lubonakala kaningi kubantwana abaneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-5 nabantu abadala abaneminyaka engu-40 kuya ku-50.
Umdlavuza ungase usebenze noma ungasebenzi. Ama-tumor asebenza akhiqiza ama-hormone amaningi, okuvame ukubangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo. Ama-tumor angasebenzi awenzi ama-hormone engeziwe, ngakho-ke angase akhule amakhulu ngaphambi kokutholakala.
Izimpawu zomdlavuza we-adrenal zingase zihluke kakhulu kuye kokuthi i-tumor ikhiqiza ama-hormone nokuthi ikhule kangakanani. Abantu abaningi ababonisi izimpawu ezingxenyeni zokuqala, kungakho lo mdlavuza ngezinye izikhathi utholakala ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwezithombe zezinye izinkinga zempilo.
Uma ama-tumor asebenza akhiqiza ama-hormone amaningi, ungase ube nezinto ezilandelayo:
Ama-tumor angasebenzi angase abangele izimpawu ezihlukile njengoba ekhula amakhulu:
Kwezinye izimo, ikakhulukazi izimo ezingavamile, ungase ube nezimpawu ezihlobene nokukhiqizwa okukhulu kwama-hormone athile. Isibonelo, i-aldosterone eningi ingabangela ukucindezeleka kwegazi okuphezulu kakhulu namanqanaba aphezulu e-potassium, kuyilapho i-cortisol eningi ingabangela i-Cushing's syndrome ngobuso bayo obukhulu ne-buffalo hump.
Khumbula ukuthi lezi zimpawu zingase zibe nezinye izimbangela eziningi, eziningi zazo azisiyona umdlavuza. Noma kunjalo, uma uhlushwa izimpawu eziningi zalezi ngokuqhubekayo, kufanele ukhulume nodokotela wakho.
Imbangela eqondile yomdlavuza we-adrenal ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningi ezingase zifake isandla ekukhuleni kwayo. Njengomdlavuza eminingi, cishe ivela ekubeni nomkhiqizo wezinto ezivela ezifundweni nasezindaweni eziqondene nezinto ezingaphandle.
Iningi lamacala omdlavuza we-adrenal kwenzeka ngokungahleliwe ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile esisekelayo. Noma kunjalo, izimo ezithile ze-genetic zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho:
Izinto ezingaphandle zingase futhi zidlale indima, nakuba ubufakazi busalocwaningwa. Ezinye izifundo ziqaphela ukuthi ukubhekana nezinto ezithile zekhemikhali noma ukukhanya kungase kube nomthelela ekukhuleni komdlavuza we-adrenal, kodwa lobu buhlobo abubonakali ngokuqinisekile.
Ubudala bubonakala buyisici, ngezikhathi ezimbili eziphezulu zokwenzeka: ubuntwana obusemncane (ngaphambi kweminyaka engu-5) nobudala obuphakathi (40 kuya ku-50). Izizathu zalesi sibonelo azicaci ngokuphelele, kodwa kungase kuhlangane nezindlela ezihlukile ze-genetic ezisebenza ngesikhathi salezi zikhathi zokuphila.
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukuba nezinto ezikhuthaza ingozi akusho ukuthi uzokhula umdlavuza we-adrenal. Abantu abaningi abanazo izinto ezikhuthaza ingozi abazitholi leli gciwane, kuyilapho abanye abangenazo izinto ezikhuthaza ingozi ezaziwayo bayazithola.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa izimpawu eziqhubekayo ezikukhathazayo, ikakhulukazi uma zithinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Nakuba izimpawu eziningi zomdlavuza we-adrenal zingase zibangelwe ezinye izimo ezivamile, kuhlale kungcono ukuhlolwa.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uqaphela:
Uma unomlando womndeni wezimo ze-genetic ezishiwo ngaphambili, cabanga ukuxoxa ngezinketho zokuhlola nodokotela wakho. Ukubonisana nge-genetic kwasekuqaleni kungakusiza ukuqonda ingozi yakho nokwenza izinqumo ezilwemi ngokuqapha.
Thembani izinzwa zakho ngomzimba wakho. Uma kukhona okungalungile noma okuhlukile, ikakhulukazi uma izimpawu ziqhubeka amasonto amaningana, ungangabazi ukufuna ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthola ukuthi ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kuyadingeka yini.
Ukuqonda izinto ezikhuthaza ingozi kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuhlola amathuba akho okukhula umdlavuza we-adrenal, nakuba ukuba nezinto ezikhuthaza ingozi akusho ukuthi uzothola leli gciwane. Abantu abaningi abanazo izinto ezikhuthaza ingozi abazitholi umdlavuza we-adrenal.
Izinto ezikhuthaza ingozi eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimo ze-genetic ezingavamile zikhuthaza ingozi kakhulu. I-Li-Fraumeni syndrome, isibonelo, ihlotshaniswa nezinhlobo eziningi zomdlavuza kuhlanganise nomdlavuza we-adrenal. I-Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, ebangela ukukhula okukhulu kubantwana, futhi inengozi enkulu.
Ngokungafani nomdlavuza eminingi, izinto zokuphila njengokubhema, ukudla, noma ukusetshenziswa kotshwala kubonakala kungabi nomthelela omkhulu engcupheni yomdlavuza we-adrenal. Lokhu kungase kuzwakale kuyadumaza ngoba kusho ukuthi azikho izinyathelo ezicacile zokuvimbela ongazenza.
Uma unezinto eziningi ezikhuthaza ingozi, ungathukutheli. Ngisho noma unezingozi eziningi, umdlavuza we-adrenal usaluyimfihlo kakhulu. Esikhundleni salokho, sebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuze uhlale ulwazi mayelana nezimpawu futhi ugcine ukuxhumana okuqhubekayo nodokotela wakho.
Umdlavuza we-adrenal ungabangela izingozi ezihlukahlukene, kokubili evela kumdlavuza ngokwakhe nangezelapho ezisetshenziswayo ukuulwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zenzeke kungakusiza ukusebenza neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuze uziqaphe futhi uzilawule ngokuphumelelayo.
Izingozi ezihlobene nama-hormone ziphakathi kwezinto ezivame ukukhathaza kakhulu:
Njengoba umdlavuza uqhubeka, ungase usabalale kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Isibindi nemiphunga yizindawo ezivame kakhulu lapho umdlavuza we-adrenal usabalala khona, nakuba ungase futhi uthinte ama-lymph nodes, amathambo, noma ezinye izitho.
Izingozi ezihlobene nokwelashwa zingase zenzeke ngokuhlinzwa, i-chemotherapy, noma i-radiation therapy. Ukususa isisu se-adrenal ngokuhlinzwa kungase kuthinte isikhashana ikhono lomzimba wakho lokulwa nokucindezeleka, okudinga ukuphathwa kwama-hormone ngokucophelela ngesikhathi sokuphulukiswa.
Ezinye izingozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuqhekeka kwe-tumor, okungabangela ukuphuma kwegazi yangaphakathi, noma ukucindezela kwezitho eziseduze njengoba i-tumor ikhula. I-Adrenal crisis, isimo esiyingozi ebomini, ingase ibe khona uma zombili izindlebeni ze-adrenal zithinteka noma zisusiwe.
Nakuba lo luhlu lungase lubonakale luyisikhathi eside, khumbula ukuthi iqembu lakho lezokwelapha liqeqeshwe ukuqaphela nokulawula lezi zingozi. Eziningi zingavikeleka noma ziphathwe ngokuphumelelayo uma zitholakala kwasekuqaleni.
Ukuthola umdlavuza we-adrenal kuhilela izinyathelo eziningi nezivivinyo zokuqinisekisa ukuba khona komdlavuza nokubona ubukhulu bawo. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngomlando wezokwelapha ophelele nokuhlolwa komzimba ukuqonda izimpawu zakho nezinto ezikhuthaza ingozi.
Izivivinyo zegazi nezinye ze-urine ngokuvamile yizithuluzi zokuqala zokuxilonga ezisetshenziswayo. Lezi zivivinyo zilinganisa amazinga ama-hormone ukuze zibone ukuthi izindlebeni zakho ze-adrenal zikhiqiza ama-hormone amaningi athile yini. Udokotela wakho angase ahlole i-cortisol, i-aldosterone, nezinye ama-hormone e-adrenal.
Izivivinyo zezithombe zinikeza izithombe ezinemininingwane yezindlebeni zakho ze-adrenal:
Uma izithombe ziqaphela umdlavuza, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukwenza i-biopsy, nakuba lokhu kungavamile ngama-tumor e-adrenal. Esikhundleni salokho, isinqumo sokuhlinzwa sivame ukusekelwe ezicini zezithombe nasemiphumeleni yokuhlola ama-hormone.
Izivivinyo ezikhethekile ezengeziwe zingase zihlanganise ukuhlolwa kwe-genetic uma kukhona ukukhathazeka ngezimo ze-genetic zomdlavuza. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlele izivivinyo zokuhlola ukuthi ezinye izitho zakho zisebenza kahle kangakanani ngaphambi kokuba ukwelashwa kuqale.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ingase ibe nzima, kodwa yonke ivivi yokuhlola inikeza ulwazi olubalulekile olusiza iqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukwakha uhlelo lokwelapha oluhle kakhulu olufanele isimo sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa komdlavuza we-adrenal kuncike ezintweni eziningi ezifana nesigaba somdlavuza, impilo yakho yonke, nokuthi i-tumor ikhiqiza ama-hormone yini. Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kuyindlela eyinhloko yokwelapha uma umdlavuza ungasabalali ngaphandle kwesibindi se-adrenal.
Ukususwa kwesibindi se-adrenal esithintekile (i-adrenalectomy) ngokuvamile yindlela yokuqala yokwelapha. Lokhu ngezinye izikhathi kungenziwa ngezindlela ezincane zokuhlinzwa, nakuba ama-tumor amakhulu angase adinge ukuhlinzwa okuvulekile. Uma umdlavuza usabalale ezithweni eziseduze, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukususa nalokho.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezengeziwe zingase zihlanganise:
I-Mitotane yimithi esetshenziswa ngokukhethekile ngomdlavuza we-adrenal. Ingabhubhisa inyama ye-adrenal futhi inciphise ukukhiqizwa kwama-hormone, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ngenxa yezingozi ezingase zenzeke.
NgoMdlavuza we-adrenal ophuphuma kakhulu noma ophakathi, ukwelashwa kugxile ekulawuleni isifo nasekulawuleni izimpawu. Lokhu kungase kuhilele ukuxuba imithi ye-chemotherapy noma ukuhlanganyela ekuhlolweni kwezokwelapha okuhlola izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha.
Ukwelashwa kokufakwa kwama-hormone ngokuvamile kuyadingeka ngemuva kokususa isisu se-adrenal ukufaka ama-hormone umzimba wakho ongasakwazi ukuwakhiqiza ngokwemvelo. Lokhu kuyindlela yokwelapha yobomi bonke edinga ukuqapha okuqhubekayo nokulungiswa.
Iqembu lakho lokwelapha lizohlala lisebenza nawe ukuze lilinganise ukusebenza kahle nekhwalithi yempilo, lilungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha njengoba kudingeka kuye kokuthi uyaphendula kanjani.
Ukulawula umdlavuza we-adrenal ekhaya kuhilela ukunakekela impilo yakho yomzimba nengqondo ngenkathi ulandela izincomo zeqembu lakho lezokwelapha. Izenzo zakho zansuku zonke ngokuvamile zizodinga ukulungiswa okuthile, kodwa abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi bangagcina ikhwalithi yempilo enhle.
Ukulawula imithi kubalulekile uma uthatha ukwelashwa kwama-hormone noma ezinye izidakamizwa ezirehwe. Yenza uhlelo lokuthatha imithi ngezikhathi ezifanayo nsuku zonke, futhi ungalokothi ushiye izilinganiso ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela wakho kuqala. Gcina uhlu lwemithi nawe ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Qapha izimpawu zakho futhi ugcine idayari elula ubhale:
Ukudla kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni kwakho nasempilweni yakho yonke. Gxila ekudleni ukudla okulinganiselayo okunezithelo eziningi, imifino, namaprotheni ahlanzekile. Uma ukwelashwa kuchaphazela ukudla kwakho, zama ukudla okuncane, okuvamile usuku lonke.
Ukuzivocavoca okuthambile, njengoba kuvunyelwe udokotela wakho, kungasiza ukugcina amandla akho namandla. Lokhu kungase kube lula njengokuhamba okufushane noma ukwelula okuthambile. Lalela umzimba wakho futhi ungazicinisi kakhulu ezinsukwini ezinzima.
Ukulawula ukucindezeleka kubaluleke kakhulu. Cabanga ngezindlela zokupumula njengokuphefumula okujulile, ukucamngca, noma imisebenzi oyithandayo. Ungangabazi ukufinyelela kubangani, emindenini, noma emaqenjini asekelayo uma udinga ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo.
Gcina ulwazi loxhumana nabo oluphuthumayo olutholakala kalula, kuhlanganise nehhovisi lodokotela wakho namanani esibhedlela. Yazi ukuthi nini kufanele ufuneni ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha, njengezimpawu ze-adrenal crisis noma imiphumela emibi yokwelashwa.
Ukulungiselela ukubonisana nodokotela wakho kungakusiza ukwenza kakhulu isikhathi sakho ndawonye futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi zonke izinkinga zakho zixazululwe. Ukulungiselela okuncane kuhamba ibanga elide ekutholeni ukunakekelwa nolwazi olukudingayo.
Ngaphambi kokubonisana kwakho, bhala izimpawu zakho kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini, zivele kangaki, nokuthi yini ezizenza zibe ngcono noma zibe zimbi. Yiba uchwepheshe ngesikhathi nobunzima - lolu lwazi lusisiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda isimo sakho kangcono.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza:
Letha yonke imithi yakho, kuhlanganise nemithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kokubonisana nodokotela nezinye izinto, noma okungenani uhlu oluphelele. Letha futhi noma yimiphi imiphumela yokuhlola yakamuva noma imibiko yezithombe evela kwabanye odokotela.
Cabanga ukuletha umngani othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni ekubonisweni kwakho. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluxoxiwe futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi kuwusizo ukuthatha amanothi noma ukubuza ukuthi bangarekhoda ingxoxo yini.
Ungesabi ukubuza udokotela wakho ukuba achaze izinto ngezindlela ezilula uma ulimi lokwelapha ludideka. Yilwemi lakho ukuqonda isimo sakho nezinketho zokwelapha ngokuphelele.
Zilungiselele ngokomzwelo ekubonisweni. Kuyinto evamile ukuzizwa ukhathazekile noma udideke. Khumbula ukuthi iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lilapho ukukusiza, futhi akukho mbuzo omncane noma ongabalulekile.
Umdlavuza we-adrenal uyisimo esingavamile kodwa esingathi sína esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha nokunakekelwa okukhethekile. Nakuba ukuxilongwa kungase kube nzima, ukuqonda isimo sakho nokusebenza eduze neqembu lakho lezokwelapha kungakusiza ukuhamba ngokwelashwa ngokuphumelelayo.
Ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni nokwelashwa kuphucula kakhulu imiphumela yomdlavuza we-adrenal. Uma uhlushwa izimpawu eziqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi lezo ezihlobene nokushintsha kwama-hormone noma ubuhlungu besisu, ungangabazi ukufuna ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi awuwedwa kule ndlela. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha, umndeni, abangani, namaqembu asekelayo konke kuyizinto ezibalulekile. Gxila kulokho ongakulawula - ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha, ukugcina impilo yakho, nokuhlala ulwazi mayelana nesimo sakho.
Isipiliyoni ngasinye somuntu ngomdlavuza we-adrenal sihlukile. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthola ukunakekelwa okufanele olufanele isimo sakho esithile nokugcina ithemba ngenkathi ubhekene nezinselele ezizayo.
Umdlavuza we-adrenal uyimfihlo kakhulu, uthinta abantu abangu-1 kuya kwaba-2 ngalinye isigidi minyaka yonke. Lokhu kwenza kube lula kakhulu kunamanye ama-cancer. Iningi lama-tumor e-adrenal atholakala empeleni ayimbi (ayisiyona umdlavuza), okuyizindaba eziduduzayo kubantu abaningi abanamathambo e-adrenal atholakala ekuhlolweni kwezithombe.
Yebo, ungaphila impilo evamile ngesibindi esisodwa se-adrenal esinempilo. Isibindi sakho esisele se-adrenal singakhiqiza ama-hormone anele ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomzimba wakho. Noma kunjalo, ngezikhathi zokucindezeleka okukhulu noma ukugula, ungase udinga ukufakwa kwama-hormone okwesikhashana. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho ama-hormone futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka.
Iningi lamacala omdlavuza we-adrenal kwenzeka ngokungahleliwe futhi awadluliselwa ezizukulwaneni. Noma kunjalo, izimo ezithile ze-genetic ezingavamile njenge-Li-Fraumeni syndrome ne-Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome zingase zikhulise ingozi yakho. Uma unomlando womndeni walawa masimo noma amalungu amaningi omndeni anomdlavuza, ukubonisana nge-genetic kungase kube usizo.
Izinga lokuphila liyahluka kakhulu kuye kwigaba lokutholwa kwesifo nezinye izinto. Umdlavuza we-adrenal osezingeni eliphansi ongasabalali unethuba elihle kakhulu kunomdlavuza ophuphuma kakhulu. Udokotela wakho angakunikeza ulwazi oluqondile olusekelwe esimweni sakho, njengoba izinga lokuphila liyizibalo ezijwayelekile ezingase zingabonisi umphumela wakho siqu.
Yebo, umdlavuza we-adrenal ungabuya ngemuva kokwelashwa, kungakho ukunakekelwa okuqhubekayo kokulandelela kubalulekile kangaka. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha izivivinyo eziqhubekayo ukuze aqaphe noma yiziphi izimpawu zokubuya komdlavuza. Ukutholwa kwasekuqaleni kokubuya kuvumela ukwelashwa ngokushesha, okungathuthukisa imiphumela. Iningi lokubuya kwenzeka eminyakeni embalwa yokuqala ngemuva kokwelashwa kokuqala.
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