Worried

[sarahcrooms]

Hello-
I am 26 years old and went in for a physical because of a 30lbs. wt loss in 4 months.  I have been having constipation but my periods are normal.  The doctor ordered many blood tests which came back normal and then went for a CT which came back as normal except a large ovarian cyst and then ordered an ultrasound.  On the ultrasound they found 3.3cm by 4.6cm fluid filled cyst, but also 2 solid masses on each ovary.  Could this be ovarian cancer or am I getting ahead of myself.  I am going in for an MRI but very nervous on what they are going to find.  Any suggestions besides stop googling???
Thanks
Sarah

[Teresa222]

Yes, you are getting a little ahead of yourself.  95% of cysts are benign.  However, I don't see why they are doing a MRI instead of a CT Scan. Did the doctor mention why?
Teresa

[sarahcrooms]

They did a CT scan and found the cyst, but they did not see anything else.  They then went and did the Ultrasound and found 1 large fluid filled cyst and 2 small solid masses on each ovary.

[Teresa222]

Perhaps your doctor wants to know everything before surgery is done on you. (MRI) This is probably because of your age and being up against the child bearing years. Usually, at this point, they schedule a hysterectomy in order to get all of the diseased areas out.  They might want to consider other options on your surgery.  Make SURE you have a GYN/ONC do the surgery.  What speciality does the doctor you are seeing practice? You must make sure you get to the specialist so that you can get a doctor with the most experience dealing with this type surgery. Try not to worry Sarah.  There are many things your cysts could be besides cancer. But should it turn out to need Staging done at the time of surgery, you want the best making those decisions. Many of us didn't have the time to think or make choices before our surgeries once the problem was found. I was fortunate, my GYN immediately sent me to a GYN/ONC once the ultra-sound was done. He took over from there.

Can you please complete your Profile? All of us use the Profiles before answering most questions. Once you fill it out, there is a frame of reference for us.
Teresa

[gls2824]

Hi Sarah.  I had an ultrasound around Christmas that showed a mass and then was sent for an MRI which determined that the mass is 15cm and attached to my right ovary.  I just want to warn you that the MRI report may be a little scary.  Mine said that I had a possible malignancy, but when I went to the gyn/onc, he told me he doesn't think it's malignant (it might be an endometrioma, pendulated fibroid, or a low malignancy potential mass).  Of course they can't be 100% certain, but my doctor said that radiologists often throw in the word "malignancy" just to cover their bases.  Seems there are a lot of lawsuits against the people who read test results when they fail to catch something serious.

Teresa, of course, is right.  Get this checked out by the professionals who deal with this all the time.  That's what gave me comfort.  My gyn/onc has been doing this for years and they can usually tell by looking at the tests whether there is a reason to worry.  And 95% of these things are benign.

Gerri

[gls2824]

Sorry, the mass is 10cm!  :0))