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I-skin biopsy iyinqubo elula yezokwelapha lapho udokotela wakho esusa khona isampula elincane lezicubu zesikhumba ukuze alihlole ngaphansi kwe-microscope. Cabanga ngayo njengokuthatha ucezu oluncane lwesikhumba sakho ukuze ubheke eduze ukuthi kwenzakalani ngaphansi. Le nqubo isiza odokotela ukuthi bathole izifo ezihlukahlukene zesikhumba, kusukela ekuqubukaneni okujwayelekile kuya ezintweni ezingathi sína, ikunikeza wena nethimba lakho lezempilo izimpendulo ezicacile ozidingayo ukuze uqhubeke ngokuzethemba.
I-skin biopsy ihlanganisa ukususa ingxenye encane yezicubu zesikhumba ukuze ihlolwe e-laboratory. Udokotela wakho usebenzisa lesi sampula ukukhomba izifo zesikhumba ezingakwazi ukutholwa ngokuhlolwa okubonakalayo kuphela. Le nqubo ivamise ukwenziwa ehhovisi likadokotela wakho futhi ithatha imizuzu embalwa kuphela ukuqedela.
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu eziyinhloko ze-skin biopsies, ngayinye ekhethwe ngokuya ngokuthi udokotela wakho udinga ukukuhlola ini. I-shave biopsy isusa izendlalelo eziphezulu zesikhumba kusetshenziswa i-blade encane. I-punch biopsy isebenzisa ithuluzi eliyindilinga ukususa ingxenye yesikhumba ejule kakhulu, eyindilinga. I-excisional biopsy isusa yonke indawo ekhathazayo kanye nezinye izicubu ezinempilo ezizungezile.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome i-skin biopsy uma ebona izinguquko esikhumbeni sakho ezidinga ukuhlolwa okuseduze. Isizathu esivame kakhulu ukuhlola izimila ezingavamile, ukukhula, noma izinguquko zesikhumba ezingase zibonise umdlavuza. Kodwa-ke, ama-biopsies nawo asetshenziselwa ukuxilonga izimo eziningi ezingezona ezinomdlavuza njenge-eczema, i-psoriasis, noma izifo ezingavamile.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase asikisele i-biopsy ngisho nalapho isimo sesikhumba sibonakala singenangozi. Lokhu kusiza ukukhipha izimo ezingathi sína futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele kakhulu. I-biopsy inikeza ithimba lakho lezempilo ulwazi oluqinisekile kunokuthembela ekuqageleni okufundisiwe mayelana nokuthi yini ethinta isikhumba sakho.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma i-biopsy uma unazo lezi zinguquko ezikhathazayo:
Khumbula ukuthi iningi le-skin biopsies liveza izimo ezingalimazi. Udokotela wakho umane nje enza konke okusemandleni ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okungcono kakhulu.
Inqubo ye-skin biopsy iqondile futhi ivamise ukuqedwa ehhovisi likadokotela wakho phakathi kwemizuzu eyi-15 kuya kwengama-30. Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokuhlanza indawo kahle futhi ajove umuthi wokubulala izinzwa omncane ukuze ube ndikindiki isikhumba. Uzozwa ukugwaza okufushane emjovweni, kodwa indawo izoba ndikindiki ngokuphelele ngemizuzu embalwa.
Uma indawo isindiki, udokotela wakho uzoqhuba uhlobo oluthile lwe-biopsy oludingekayo. Nge-shave biopsy, bazosebenzisa i-blade encane ukuze basuse izendlalelo eziphezulu zesikhumba. I-punch biopsy ihlanganisa ukusebenzisa ithuluzi lokusika eliyindilinga ukuze lisuse isampula elijulile. I-excisional biopsy idinga ukwenza ukusikeka okuncane ukuze kususwe yonke indawo okukhathazayo.
Ngemva kokususa isampula lezicubu, udokotela wakho uzolawula noma yikuphi ukuphuma kwegazi bese evala inxeba uma kunesidingo. Ama-biopsies amancane avame ukuphola ngaphandle kokuthunga, kuyilapho amakhulu angase adinge ukuthunga okumbalwa. Isampula lonke lithunyelwa elabhorethri lapho i-pathologist izolihlola ngaphansi kwe-microscope.
Uzothola imiyalelo ethile yokunakekela ngemva kokuhamba ehhovisi. Abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukubuyela emisebenzini evamile ngokushesha, nakuba uzodinga ukugcina indawo ye-biopsy ihlanzekile futhi yomile izinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ukulungiselela i-biopsy yesikhumba kulula futhi kudinga ukuhlela okuncane kusengaphambili. Udokotela wakho uzonikeza imiyalelo ethile, kodwa amalungiselelo amaningi ahlanganisa izinyathelo eziyisisekelo zokuqinisekisa ukuthi inqubo ihamba kahle. Akudingeki ukuthi uzile noma wenze izinguquko ezinkulu emsebenzini wakho wansuku zonke.
Yazisa udokotela wakho ngemithi oyithathayo, ikakhulukazi ama-blood thinners afana ne-aspirin noma i-warfarin. Bangase bakucele ukuthi uyeke okwesikhashana imithi ethile ukuze unciphise ingozi yokopha. Kodwa-ke, ungalokothi uyeke imithi ebekiwe ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela wakho, ngoba lokhu kungase kuthinte ezinye izimo zempilo.
Nawa amasu okuzilungiselela okumele uwalandele:
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukulungiselela kuhilelekile kakhulu kunenqubo yangempela. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uzizwa ukhululekile futhi unethemba kuyo yonke inqubo.
Imiphumela yakho ye-biopsy yesikhumba ngokuvamile ifika phakathi nesonto elilodwa noma amabili ngemuva kwenqubo. Umbiko we-pathologist uzoba nemininingwane enemininingwane yezokwelapha, kodwa udokotela wakho uzochaza okutholakele ngamazwi acacile, aqondakalayo. Umbiko empeleni ukutshela ukuthi hlobo luni lwamaseli atholakala esampulini yakho yesikhumba nokuthi abonakala ejwayelekile noma angajwayelekile.
Imiphumela ejwayelekile isho ukuthi isampula lezicubu libonisa amaseli esikhumba anempilo ngaphandle kwezimpawu zomdlavuza, ukutheleleka, noma ezinye izimo ezikhathazayo. Lo mphumela uvame ukuletha ukukhululeka okukhulu futhi uqinisekisa ukuthi ushintsho lwesikhumba sakho aluyingozi. Udokotela wakho angase asakhele ukuthi uqhubeke nokubheka le ndawo noma ukwelapha noma yisiphi isimo sesikhumba esingaphansi esitholakele.
Imiphumela engajwayelekile ayisho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi unesimo esibi. Ukutholakala okuningi okungajwayelekile kubonisa izimo ezingelapheka njenge-dermatitis, ukutheleleka ngamagciwane, noma ukukhula okungenangozi. Kodwa-ke, eminye imiphumela ingase ibonise izinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza noma umdlavuza wesikhumba, okudinga ukwelashwa okwengeziwe noma ukubheka.
Umbiko wakho we-biopsy ungase uhlanganise lokhu okutholakele okuvamile:
Udokotela wakho uzohlela i-aphoyintimenti yokulandela ukuze axoxe ngemiphumela yakho ngokucophelela futhi aphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo ongase ube nayo. Bazophinde bancomise izinyathelo ezifanele ezilandelayo ngokusekelwe kulokho okutholakele.
Ukunakekelwa okufanele kwendawo yakho ye-biopsy kukhuthaza ukuphulukiswa futhi kunciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka noma ukulimala. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile yokunakekela ngemva kokwelashwa, kodwa iningi lihilela ukugcina le ndawo ihlanzekile futhi ivikelekile ngenkathi iphiliswa. Inqubo yokuphulukisa ngokuvamile ithatha isonto elilodwa kuya kwamathathu, kuye ngosayizi nendawo ye-biopsy.
Gcina indawo ye-biopsy ihlanzekile futhi yomile amahora okuqala angu-24 kuya kwangu-48 ngemva kwenqubo. Ngokuvamile ungafaka ishawa ngemva kwalesi sikhathi, kodwa gwema ukucwilisa le ndawo emanzini okugeza noma emachibini okubhukuda kuze kube yilapho iphilisiwe ngokugcwele. Hlikihla le ndawo ngobumnene kunokuyihlikihla ngethawula.
Landela lezi zinyathelo ezibalulekile zokunakekela ngemuva ukuze ululame kahle:
Izindawo eziningi ze-biopsy zithola ukuphulukiswa ngaphandle kwezinkinga, zishiye nje isibazi esincane esiphela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko ezikhathazayo noma uma indawo ingabonakali iphiliswa kahle.
Izici eziningana zikhuphula amathuba akho okudinga i-biopsy yesikhumba ngesikhathi esithile empilweni yakho. Ukuqonda lezi zici eziyingozi kukusiza ukuthi uhlale uqaphile mayelana nezinguquko zesikhumba futhi ugcine ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba njalo. Eziningi zalezi zici zihlobene nokuchayeka elangeni kanye nokuthambekela kofuzo.
Ubudala buyinye yezici eziyingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu, njengoba izinguquko zesikhumba ziba zivamile njengoba sikhula. Abantu abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-50 maningi amathuba okuthi bathuthukise ukukhula kwesikhumba okusolisayo okudinga i-biopsy. Kodwa-ke, umdlavuza wesikhumba ungaqala nganoma iyiphi iminyaka, ikakhulukazi kubantu abachayeke kakhulu elangeni noma abanomlando womndeni.
Umlando wakho siqu nowomndeni udlala indima ebalulekile ekunqumeni ingozi yakho. Uma unomlando womuntu siqu womdlavuza wesikhumba, maningi amathuba okuthi uthuthukise eminye imidlava yesikhumba edinga i-biopsy. Ngokufanayo, ukuba nezihlobo eziseduze ezinomdlavuza wesikhumba kwandisa ingozi yakho futhi kungase kuphoqe ukuhlolwa kwesikhumba kaningi.
Lezi zici zingase zikhuphule amathuba akho okudinga i-biopsy yesikhumba:
Ukuba nalezi zici eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzodinga i-biopsy, kodwa kugcizelela ukubaluleka kokuzihlola kwesikhumba njalo nokuhlolwa kwesikhumba ngobuchwepheshe.
Izinkinga ze-biopsy yesikhumba azivamile, kodwa kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke ngemva kwenqubo yakho. Iningi elikhulu lama-biopsy esikhumba liphola ngaphandle kwezinkinga, lishiye kuphela isibazi esincane. Kodwa-ke, ukwazi ngezinkinga ezingaba khona kukusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi nini okufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Inkinga evame kakhulu ukuphuma kwegazi elincane endaweni ye-biopsy, okuvame ukuma ngokwalo noma ngokucindezela okumnene. Abanye abantu bazwa ubuhlungu besikhashana noma ukungakhululeki, kodwa lokhu kuvame ukuxazululeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ukuvuvukala nokulimala eduze kwendawo ye-biopsy nakho kujwayelekile futhi kufanele kuthuthuke kancane kancane.
Izinkinga ezingathi sína zingenzeka kodwa azivamile uma kulandelwa ukunakekelwa okufanele ngemva kokuhlinzwa. Ukutheleleka yinkinga ekhathazayo kakhulu, nakuba kwenzeka ngaphansi kuka-1% wama-biopsy esikhumba. Ukuphola kwesilonda okungahambi kahle noma ukulimala ngokweqile nakho kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezimo ezithile zezokwelapha noma labo abangazilandeli imiyalelo yokunakekelwa ngemva kokuhlinzwa.
Qaphela lezi zimpawu ezingase zibonise izinkinga:
Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu zokuxwayisa. Ukwelashwa ngokushesha kwezinkinga kuholela emiphumeleni engcono futhi kuvimbela izinkinga ezingathi sína.
Kufanele uthinte udokotela wakho uma ungazitholanga imiphumela yakho yokuhlolwa kwesikhumba kungakapheli amasonto amabili ngemva kwenqubo. Ngenkathi imiphumela eminingi itholakala phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuya kweziyi-10, amacala ayinkimbinkimbi angase athathe isikhathi eside ukuthi i-pathologist ihlaziye. Ihhovisi likadokotela wakho kufanele likuthinte uma imiphumela isitholakala, kodwa unganqikazi ukulandela uma ungezwa lutho.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti yokulandela ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka uma imiphumela yakho ikhombisa okutholakele okungajwayelekile. Noma ngabe ihhovisi likadokotela wakho likushayela ucingo ngemiphumela, ingxoxo yomuntu siqu ikuvumela ukuthi ubuze imibuzo futhi uqonde izinketho zakho zokwelashwa ngokugcwele. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu uma imiphumela ikhombisa izinguquko ezingaphambi komdlavuza noma umdlavuza wesikhumba.
Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe noma ukwelashwa ngokuya ngemiphumela yakho yokuqala. Ezinye izimo zidinga ukuqapha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kanti ezinye zidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Thembela ezincomweni zeqembu lakho lezempilo futhi ungalibazisi ukuhlela ama-aphoyintimenti okulandelayo noma izinqubo ezengeziwe.
Funani ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezikhathazayo ngenkathi ulinde imiphumela, njengokukhula okusheshayo kwendawo ehloliwe, izimpawu ezintsha, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka. Lezi zimo zidinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi imiphumela yakho ilindeleke nini.
Yebo, i-biopsy yesikhumba iyindinganiso yegolide yokuxilonga umdlavuza wesikhumba futhi inembile kakhulu. Le nqubo ivumela ochwepheshe bezifo ukuthi bahlole amaseli esikhumba ngaphansi kwemicroscope, bakhombe izinguquko ezinomdlavuza ezingabonakali ngeso lenyama. Lokhu kwenza kuthembeke kakhulu kunokuhlolwa okubonakalayo kuphela ekutholeni umdlavuza wesikhumba.
I-biopsy yesikhumba ingathola zonke izinhlobo zomdlavuza wesikhumba, okuhlanganisa i-basal cell carcinoma, i-squamous cell carcinoma, kanye ne-melanoma. Izinga lokunemba lokuxilongwa komdlavuza wesikhumba nge-biopsy lingaphezu kuka-95%, okwenza kube yindlela ethembeke kakhulu etholakalayo. Ngisho nalapho kusolwa umdlavuza wesikhumba, i-biopsy iyadingeka ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa nokunquma uhlobo oluthile nesigaba somdlavuza.
Cha, i-biopsy yesikhumba ayibangeli ukuthi umdlavuza usabalale. Lokhu kuwukuqonda okungafanele okuvimbela abanye abantu ekutholeni izinqubo zokuxilonga ezidingekayo. Inqubo ye-biopsy ngokwayo ayikwazi ukubangela ukuthi amaseli omdlavuza asabalale kwezinye izingxenye zomzimba noma yenze umdlavuza okhona ube mubi.
Ucwaningo lwezokwelapha luye lwafunda kahle le ndaba futhi aluzange luthole bufakazi bokuthi izinqubo ze-biopsy zikhuphula ingozi yokusabalala komdlavuza. Eqinisweni, ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nge-biopsy kuthuthukisa imiphumela yokwelashwa ngokuvumela odokotela ukuthi bakhombe futhi belaphe umdlavuza wesikhumba ngaphambi kokuba abe nethuba lokusabalala ngokwemvelo. Ukulibazisa i-biopsy uma kunconywe udokotela wakho kubeka izingozi ezinkulu kakhulu kunenqubo ngokwayo.
Abantu abaningi bazwa ubuhlungu obuncane ngesikhathi se-biopsy yesikhumba ngoba kusetshenziswa i-anesthetic yendawo ukuba numba indawo ngokuphelele. Uzozwa ukuchofoza okufushane lapho ukujova okubulala ubuhlungu kunikezwa, kufana nokuthola umgomo. Ngemva kwalokho, akufanele uzwe buhlungu ngesikhathi senqubo ye-biopsy yangempela.
Abanye abantu bazwa ukungakhululeki okuncane noma ubuhlungu ngemva kokuthi i-anesthetic isiphelile, kodwa lokhu kuvamile ukulawuleka ngemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu etholakala ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela. Izinga lobuhlungu livame ukuqhathaniswa nokusikwa okuncane noma ukuklwebheka. Abantu abaningi bayamangala ukuthi inqubo ikhululeke kangakanani futhi bafisa ukube abazange bazikhathaze ngayo ngaphambili.
Imisebenzi elula ngokuvamile ilungile ngemva kwe-biopsy yesikhumba, kodwa kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okunzima izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuphola okufanele. Ukuphakamisa izinto ezisindayo, i-cardio eqinile, noma imisebenzi ebangela ukujuluka ngokweqile kungaphazamisa inqubo yokuphola futhi kwandise ingozi yokopha. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemikhawulo ethile yomsebenzi ngokusekelwe endaweni nosayizi we-biopsy yakho.
Abantu abaningi bangakwazi ukubuyela emisebenzini evamile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, nakuba lokhu kuncike lapho i-biopsy yenziwe khona kanye nenqubo yakho yokuphola ngamunye. Ama-biopsy ezindaweni eziguquguqukayo noma ezelulwayo njalo angase adinge imikhawulo yomsebenzi ende. Njalo landela imiyalelo ethile kadokotela wakho kunokuba ulandele iziqondiso ezijwayelekile.
Ama-biopsy amaningi esikhumba ashiya isibazi esincane, kodwa ngokuvamile siyancipha kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi siba nzima ukusibona. Usayizi nokubonakala kwesibazi kuncike ezintweni ezinjengosayizi we-biopsy, indawo, kanye nezici zakho zokuphola ngamunye. Ama-biopsy amancane avame ukuphola ngesibazi esincane, kuyilapho ama-biopsy amakhulu okususa angase ashiye izimpawu ezibonakalayo.
Ukunakekelwa kwamanxeba okufanele kuthuthukisa kakhulu ukuphola futhi kunciphisa isibazi. Ukulandela imiyalelo yokunakekelwa ngemva kokwelashwa kadokotela wakho, ukuvikela indawo ekukhanyeni kwelanga, nokugwema ukuklwebha endaweni yokuphola konke kusiza ukunciphisa ukwakheka kwesibazi. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi noma yisiphi isibazi esisele siyisivumelwano esincane sokuthula kwengqondo okuzayo ngokwazi ukuthi isimo sesikhumba sabo sihlolwe kahle.
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