How many of the irregular cysts are benign if 95% of all cysts are

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hi, if 95% of cysts are benign how many of the irregular ones, the ones that are suspicious, are benign. i am due to go for surgery next week for my cyst that is irregular in shape and looks to be an hemorrhagic cyst.  i realise that until its actually looked at from within and biopsied then they can not tell. i have had the ca125 and cea test as well. that worried me that maybe they thought it looked more the other way but i was told it looked probably like a cyst that had bled into itself. i do get bloating and very bad side pain around the kidney area. this is better when i get up but worse on lying down. anyone else had symptoms like this. the bloating could be due to irritable bowel also. my cyst is nearly 4cm.

DML67 · Answer

Hi Kmarsh! I just had my 6cm cyst removed yesterday it was an irregular cyst, mucus. It was non-cancerous. If you have a hemorrhagic cyst the chance of it being CA are pretty darn low.
Hemorrhagic just means it bleed into itself, so it contains mostly blood, maybe a clot and a bit of tissue. 
The symtoms you have are quite normal for a cyst.
Hope this helps!
Donna

kmarsh · Answer

thanks for the reply, hope you are feeling well. did they take any of the ovary as well or just the cyst. i had a laporoscopy done 18 months ago for other problems and i also had hysteroscopy and diathermy too. was this operation done laporoscopy or small laporotomy. also did they do a biopsy of it too. take care, karen

kmarsh · Answer

sorry, just read your ordeal on previous thread. why did you have the tube and appendix out too. regard, karen

DML67 · Answer

Hi Karen, They did a small laporotomy on me. They took the right ovary, tube, appendix and 1 of my fibroids out.  They did a frozen section during the surgery, was negative. They will also test the whole cyst and I will find out the results in about 2 wks. 
I'm doing ok, thank you.  Moving is hard & quite painful, but hanging in there. The worst part is over! No more waiting!
Best of luck to you, Donna

DML67 · Answer

I was told bec the cyst was leaking fluid onto the appendix and tube so the doc thought it best to remove them as well.

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