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Izigqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko yizinto ezikhula ngokungavamile ezikhula emathanjeni esigqoko sakho noma ezihlangwini ezithambile ezizungezile umlomo wakho. Iningi lalezi zinto ezikhula lihle, okusho ukuthi azilona isikhutha, kodwa zingasabangela ukungakhululeki futhi zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Cabanga ngesigqoko sakho njengendawo ematasa lapho izinhlobo ezahlukene zezihlangwini zihlala khona futhi zisebenza ndawonye. Ngezinye izikhathi, amaseli kule ndawo akhula ngendlela engafanele, edala amaqhuma noma izikhwama ezigcwele uketshezi. Nakuba lokhu kungase kuzwakale kuyesabekayo, ukukhula okuningi kwesigqoko kuphatheka ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma kubanjwe ngokushesha.
Izigqamane zesigqoko yizigqamane ezingavamile zezihlangwini ezikhula emathanjeni esigqoko sakho esiphezulu noma esezansi. Izinhlungu zesigqoko yizikhwama ezigcwele uketshezi ezakha ngaphakathi kwamathambo noma ezihlangwini ezithambile zesigqoko sakho.
Umehluko oyinhloko ulula: iziqamane yizinto eziqinile zokukhula kwamaseli, kuyilapho izinhlungu zifana nebhaluni elincane elikhulu uketshezi noma into ethambile. Zombili zingakhula kancane kancane izinyanga noma iminyaka, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kokuthi uqaphele ekuqaleni.
Ithambo lesigqoko lakho liyakhula ngokukhethekile kulezi zinto ezikhula ngoba lihlala lisebenza ngokukhinya, ukukhuluma, nokusekela amazinyo akho. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi cishe u-90% weziqamane zesigqoko ziyizinto ezinhle, okusho ukuthi ngeke zisakazeke kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho.
Ukukhula kwesigqoko kuza ngezinhlobo eziningana ezahlukene, ngayinye inezici zayo nezidingo zokwelashwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza uzizwe ulungile uma ukhuluma nodokotela wakho.
Iziqamane zesigqoko ezivamile ezinhle zihlanganisa:
Izinhlungu zesigqoko ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Iziqamane zesigqoko ezimbi zimbalwa kakhulu kodwa zinzima. Lezi zihlanganisa i-osteosarcoma, i-chondrosarcoma, ne-squamous cell carcinoma. Lezi ziqamane ezinamandla zidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo, okukhethekile.
Iziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko eziningi zikhula ngokuthula ekuqaleni, kungakho ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwamazinyo kubaluleke kakhulu. Awungase uqapheli lutho olungavamile kuze kube yilapho ukukhula kuya kukhulu noma kuqala ukuthinta izakhiwo eziseduze.
Nazi izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo njengoba lokhu kukhula kuqhubeka:
Abanye abantu baqaphela nezinguquko ezincane njengokukhuluphala kokukhinya ukudla okuthile noma imizwa yokuthi akukho okufanele emlonyeni wabo. Themba lezi zinto – umzimba wakho ngokuvamile uyazi uma kukhona okuye kwashintsha.
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima ezidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha zihlanganisa ukuqhuma okusheshayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukukhuluphala kokugwinya, noma noma iyiphi into ekhula kalula. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo esinamandla esidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo.
Imbangela eqondile yeziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko eziningi ayiqondakali ngokuphelele, kodwa abacwaningi baye baqaphela izinto eziningana ezingase zikhuthaze ukukhula kwazo. Ngokuvamile, kuyindlela yokuxuba izinto kunokuba yimbangela eyodwa.
Izimbangela ezivamile nezinto ezikhuthazayo zihlanganisa:
Kwiziqamane eziningi ezinhle, imbangela ihlala iyimfihlo. Amaseli akho nje anquma ukukhula ngendlela engafanele. Lokhu akuyona into oyenzile noma obungayivikela.
Izimo ezithile ezimbi zofuzo njenge-nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome zingandisa ingozi yakho yokukhula kwezinhlobo ezithile zezinhlungu zesigqoko. Noma kunjalo, ukukhula okuningi kwesigqoko kwenzeka kubantu abangenalo umlando womndeni noma ukunqabela okuvela ekuzalweni.
Kufanele ubheke odokotela noma isazi samazinyo ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izingozi ezilandelayo emlonyeni wakho noma endaweni yesigqoko. Ukutholakala ngokushesha kwenza ukwelashwa kube nomphumela kakhulu futhi kube lula.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa uma uhlangabezana nalokhu:
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uthola ukuqhuma okusheshayo, ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukukhuluphala kokugwinya, noma noma iyiphi into ekhula kalula. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise isimo esinzima esidinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo.
Ungalindi izimpawu zibe zimbi noma uthemba ukuthi ziyophela zodwa. Izimo eziningi zesigqoko kulula ukuziphatha uma zitholakala ngokushesha, futhi ukuthula kwakho kwengqondo kufanele kube ukubheka.
Nakuba noma ubani angaba neziqamane noma izinhlungu zesigqoko, izinto ezithile zingase zikhulise amathuba akho okuhlangabezana nalezi zimo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezikhuthazayo kungakusiza uhlale uqaphile ngempilo yakho yomlomo.
Izinto ezikhuthazayo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Ukuba nezinto ezikhuthazayo akusho ukuthi uzokhula ngokuqinisekile ukukhula kwesigqoko. Abantu abaningi abanezinto eziningi ezikhuthazayo abakaze bahlangabezane nezinkinga, kuyilapho abanye abangenazo izinto ezikhuthazayo ezicacile benza lokhu kukhula.
Ezinye izinto ezikhuthazayo ezimbi zihlanganisa ukukhishwa kwemisebe esikhundleni nasezindaweni zomlomo, imithi ethile ethonya ukukhula kwamathambo, nezimo ze-autoimmune ezibangela ukuvuvukala okuhlala njalo endaweni yesigqoko.
Uma zingaphathwa, iziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko zingadala izinhlanganisela eziningana ezithinta impilo yakho yomlomo kanye nekhwalithi yokuphila. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlanganisela eziningi zingavikeleka ngokwelashwa okuqondile.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Izinhlanganisela ezinzima zimbalwa kodwa zingenzeka. Ezinye iziqamane ezinhle zingase ziguquke zibe zimbi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, nakuba lokhu kwenzeka kancane. Izinhlungu ezinkulu zingase zihlanganise nezinto ezibalulekile njenge-sinuses noma i-eye socket.
Ukuvikela izinhlanganisela kuyinto ebalulekile yokutholakala ngokushesha nokwelashwa okuqondile. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwamazinyo kungabamba izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi, futhi ukwelashwa okusheshayo ngokuvamile kuvimbela izinhlanganisela eziningi ezingase zenzeke.
Ukuthola iziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko ngokuvamile kuhilela izinyathelo eziningana, kuqala ngokuhlolwa okuhle kakhulu bese kuqhubeka nokufunda izithombe. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa indlela ehlelekile ukuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani ngempela esigqokweni sakho.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile iqala ngodokotela wakho wemazinyo noma udokotela ohlola umlomo wakho futhi azwe ngaphezulu kwesigqoko sakho noma yikuphi ukuqhuma noma ukuqhuma okungavamile. Bazokuqaphela ngezimpawu zakho, lapho uqale ukuziqaphela khona, nokuthi zishintshile kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Okulandelayo, cishe uzodinga izifundo zezithombe ukuze uthole isithombe esicacile:
Uma izithombe zikhomba isigqamane noma inhlungu engavamile, udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma i-biopsy. Lokhu kuhilela ukususwa kwesampula encane yezihlangwini ukuze kuhlolwe elabhoratri. I-biopsy kuphela indlela yokunquma ngokuqinisekile ukuthi ukukhula kuyinto enhle noma embi.
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe njengokuhlolwa kwegazi noma ukuhlolwa kwezinto zofuzo kungase kudingeke, ikakhulukazi uma udokotela wakho ekhombisa isimo esingavamile noma isifo sokuzalwa.
Ukuphathwa kweziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko kuncike ohlotsheni, usayizi, nendawo yokukhula, kanye nempilo yakho yonke. Isihloko sihlala siwukususwa ngokuphelele kokukhula ngenkathi kulondolozwa umsebenzi wesigqoko ovamile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Kwizinhlungu eziningi zesigqoko, ukwelashwa kuhilela ukususwa okuhlinzwayo okuthiwa yi-enucleation. Isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa komlomo sizokwenza isiqu esincane, siphume inhlungu, futhi sisuse ngokucophelela udonga lwenhlungu ukuze kuvinjelwe ukubuyela. Lokhu ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngaphansi kokwelashwa kwendawo njengendlela yokwelashwa kwangaphandle.
Izinketho zokwelashwa zeziqamane ezinhle zihlanganisa:
Kwiziqamane ezimbi, ukwelashwa kunamandla kakhulu futhi kungase kuhlanganise ukuhlinzwa okukhulu, ukwelashwa ngemisebe, noma i-chemotherapy. Uzosebenza neqembu labezokwelapha elihlanganisa ochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa komlomo, i-oncologists, nochwepheshe bokuhlinzwa kabusha.
Ukubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile kuyahluka kuye ngendlela yokwelashwa, kodwa abantu abaningi bangabuyela emisebenzini evamile ngaphakathi kwamasonto ambalwa. Isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa sizokunikeza imiyalo ekhethekile yokunakekelwa ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Ukunakekela kahle wena ekhaya ngemuva kokwelashwa kwesigqamane noma inhlungu yesigqoko kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukuphulukisa kwakho nokududuzeka. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi nezimo ezifanele ukuze uphulukise kahle.
Phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala ngemuva kokuhlinzwa, gxila ekuphumuleni nasekunakekelweni okuthambile:
Gcina indawo yokwelashwa ihlanzekile kodwa ube mnene. Isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa sizokunikeza imiyalo ekhethekile mayelana nokuhlanzeka komlomo ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa. Ngokuvamile, uzogwema ukugeza ngqo phezu kwendawo yokwelashwa izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala.
Qaphela izimpawu zezinhlanganisela njengokuphuma kwegazi okukhulu, ubuhlungu obukhulu obungalawulwa yimithi, izimpawu ze-infection (ukushisa, ukuqhuma okukhulu, i-pus), noma ukungabi namandla okubonakala kuyaba kubi kunokuba kube ngcono.
Hlala uthola amanzi anele futhi ugcine ukudla okuhle ukuze usekele ukuphulukisa. Uma unezinkinga zokudla ngokwanele ngenxa yokungakhululeki, cabanga ngezinsiza zokudla noma iziphuzo zokudla okwesikhashana.
Ukulungiselela kahle i-aphoyintimenti yakho kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu ncebo yokwelashwa efanele. Ukuzilungiselela kancane kuhamba ibanga elide ekwenzeni ukuvakasha kwakho kube nomphumela futhi kube lula.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, bhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kuhlanganise nokuthi zaqala nini nokuthi zishintshile kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Qaphela noma iyiphi imizamo oyibonile, njengokuthi ubuhlungu bubi ngezikhathi ezithile zosuku noma uma ukuqhuma kuza futhi kuhamba.
Butha ulwazi olubalulekile ukuze ulethe nawe:
Cabanga ukuletha umngani noma ilungu lomndeni omethembayo nawe, ikakhulukazi uma ukhathazekile nge-aphoyintimenti. Bangakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile futhi banikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo.
Ungadli noma uphuze lutho uma udokotela wakho ekhulume ngokwenzeka kokwelashwa noma izindlela zokwelashwa ngokushesha. Buza kusengaphambili mayelana nanoma yiziphi izidingo ezikhethekile zokulungiselela.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi iningi leziqamane nezinhlungu zesigqoko ziyizinto ezinhle futhi ziphatheka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma zitholakala ngokushesha. Nakuba ukuthola ukukhula esigqokweni sakho kungase kuzwakale kuyesabekayo, iningi lalezi zimo linemiphumela emihle ngokwelashwa okuqondile.
Ukutholakala ngokushesha kuyisikhali sakho esingcono kakhulu. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwamazinyo, ukunaka izingozi emlonyeni wakho, nokufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngezimpawu ezilandelayo kungenza ukwelashwa kube lula kakhulu futhi kube nomphumela.
Ungavumeli ukwesaba kukuvimbele ekufuneni usizo uma uqaphela into engavamile. Izindlela zokwelashwa zokuhlinzwa zanamuhla ziyasebenza kakhulu, futhi abantu abaningi babuyela emsebenzini ojwayelekile ngemuva kokwelashwa. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lilapho ukuqondisa kuzo zonke izinyathelo zenqubo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nesigqamane noma inhlungu yesigqoko akusho lutho oyenze ngokungalungile. Lezi zimo zingathinta noma ubani, futhi ngokunakekelwa okuqondile, ungalindela ukuhlala unempilo enhle yomlomo nekhwalithi yokuphila.
Cha, iningi leziqamane zesigqoko liyizinto ezinhle, okusho ukuthi azilona isikhutha. Izifundo zibonisa ukuthi cishe u-90% weziqamane zesigqoko kuyizinto ezikhula ezingelona isikhutha ezingasakazeki kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho. Noma kunjalo, zonke izinto ezikhula esigqokweni kufanele ziqaphelwe yisazi sezokwelapha ukuze kunqunywe ngokunembile ukuthi zinjani nokwelashwa okuqondile.
Izinhlungu zesigqoko ngokuvamile azipheli ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Ngokungafani nezinye izinhlobo zezinhlungu emzimbeni wakho, izinhlungu zesigqoko ngokuvamile ziyaqhubeka zikhula kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi zingadala izinhlanganisela uma zingaphathwa. Iningi lidinga ukususwa okuhlinzwayo ukuze kuvinjwe izinkinga njengokulimala kwamazinyo, ukweqileka kwesigqoko, noma i-infection.
Isikhathi sokubuyela esimweni esijwayelekile sihluka kuye ngosayizi nendawo yokukhula kanye nohlobo lokuhlinzwa okwenziwe. Abantu abaningi bangabuyela emsebenzini nasemisebenzini evamile ngaphakathi kwamasonto angu-1-2, nakuba ukuphulukisa ngokuphelele kungase kuthathe amasonto angu-4-6. Isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa sizokunikeza isikhathi esilinganiselwe esisekelwe esimweni sakho.
Ukuhlinzwa kabusha kudingeka kuphela uma isigqamane noma inhlungu yayinkulu ngokwanele ukudala iphutha elikhulu emathanjeni esigqoko sakho. Ukukhula okuncane kungasuswa ngaphandle kokuthinta isakhiwo sesigqoko sakho. Uma ukwakhiwa kabusha kudingeka, isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa sizoxoxa ngezinketho njengokuhlola amathambo ukuze kuphinde kulondolozwe umsebenzi nobuhle.
Ukubuyela kungenzeka kodwa akuvamile uma ukukhula kususiwe ngokuphelele. Ezinye izinhlobo, njenge-keratocystic odontogenic tumors, zinezinga eliphezulu lokubuyela, kungakho isazi sakho sokuhlinzwa singase sikuncome izindlela zokwelapha ezengeziwe noma ukulandelela okuqonde kakhulu. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kwamazinyo kusiza ukubamba noma yikuphi ukubuyela ngokushesha.
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