Mature or Immature Teratoma?

[mommy52]

Still confused somewhat. During surgery-Gastric Bypass, surgeon had to stop and call OB/GYN in because there was a huge mass on my ovary. During Hyster. in '88 everything was removed except R. ovary, although it was dried, there was no bleeding. Could not stop bleeding from L. ovary. Prior to GBP surgery,I had clearance from GYN doctor, who did pelvic, rectal and then an abdominal sonogram. This was 2 weeks prior to surgery. Day of surgery a mass the size of fist of MD on R. ovary. Suppose was benign. Was removed. Only way I knew---Asked why surgery took so long-Surgeon said to discuss with GYN--never saw her--no bill either---did she exist?  Nurse told me it was a teratoma. Do I need to do anything. I guess it was benign.


This discussion is related to Teratoma tumor.

[vegas2cr]

This is from the American Cancer association... It really depends on what they found.. some are cancerous.

grade 1 immature teratoma is made up mostly of non-cancerous tissue, and only a few cancerous areas seen under the microscope look immature (look like fetal organs). These tumors rarely come back after being removed. If careful staging has determined that a grade 1 immature teratoma is limited to one or both ovaries, the patient may be treated by removing the ovary or ovaries containing the cancer and the fallopian tube or tubes. If implants (tumor deposits) are found outside the ovary but they appear mature under a microscope (look like adult tissues), no chemotherapy is needed after surgery.