Benign Adenocarcinoma?

[Compulibrarian]

I just had a hysterectomy  the dr. originally told me I had a 7cm cyst in my left ovary  When the operation was over he said it was a benign adenocarinoma tumor weighing 6 oz.     Isn't adenocarcinoma cancer?  could it have been precancerous and was about to turn. My husband heard the same thing .  I was just wondering if I did the right thing by having it out> When I heard i Had a mass my sister and cousin had recently died of ovarian cancer and I said just get rid of it before it becomes a problem I was wondering if it was adenocarcinoma if it was early cancer or not?

[lvfrogs]

You should call your doctor to get clarification - especially with the family history. I hope that everything will be alright. Good Luck!

[manneca]

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenocarcinoma says that if the adenocarcinoma is benign it is called and adenoma. Maybe your doctor misspoke. Did a pathologist look at the tissue?