diffrential diagnosos includes neoplasm - meaning????

[mamalinda]

I have just picked up lab results from an ultrasound followup visit for watching an ovarian cyst, now about 7cm, about baseball size.  Been watching it for 9 months now, was slow growth, but just spurted nearly 2 cm in 2 months.  Under the "impression" written by reporting Dr., it has the following:  "The complex mass in the right ovary is increased in size when compared to previous exam.  The differential diagnosis does include neoplasm, therefore followup is recommended."  
What does this mean, exactly?  Does neoplasm = cancer??
It is Friday night and I am really worried with no answers or clarity.  Until this week, I have had very little pain.  Since, I had about an hour and a half of pretty bad pain (hard to talk type) several days ago.  Just when I thought I would go to emergency, it subsided.  But, now I have back pain and a little flu-like feeling.  All is unusual for me.  Anyone have any words of wisdom to help shed light on what I might be in for???  
Thank you.

[mamalinda]

I think that going in and removing it is the next step that the doc is going to want to do.  I want to be a lot more informed about options and concerns, and have a "plan" written out with different scenerios so that my husband is not faced with possible hard decisions under duress.  I am meeting with a naturopath tomorrow whom I think a lot of to have him help me get some insight as to why I came up with this cyst to begin with and to come up with a game plan for next step.  I really need to change GYN's, for I just do not "jive" with mine for some reason. So I am really under the eight ball!  I started taking some homeopathics and I feel so much better - the pressure has relieved and I am feeling my old self again. Hopefully tomorrow will shed some new light and a direction to another GYN whom I will be able to click with.  No more dragging my feet.....

[mamalinda]

Cat - thank you for your reply.  It is helpful to feel like someone is hearing my concern!  I am going in for the CA125 next week, but I hear that the results are often not very reliable particularly for a menustrating woman that has a cyst.  I am starting to see that I will have to have the cyst biopsied, but I am going to need to have a plan on how to proceed based on what the findings are.  I don't like the idea of taking anything out unless it is necessary.  I figure we were built the way we are for a reason. I hope I can find the underlying reason I have this cyst to begin with. Ugh.
- mamalinda

[Catastrophia]

I don't know if neoplasm means cancerous, but you should have an A125 test(cancer)done, if you haven't already.I have back pain with my ovarian growth too, but it's not as big as yours.I also sneeze alot more, maybe just allergies.I just can't imagine the pain with that size of a cyst. Try to get rest and I hope that they have you on some type of pain med.Take care.
Cat

[MickeyVicki]

The term neoplastic simply refers to new growth of tissue, and does not differentiate between normal or malignant tissue.

I am curious as to what the doctor believes the cyst or tumor to be, and whether there has been any discussion of surgically removing the mass.  Most doctors recommend removing an ovarian mass, especially one that is as large as yours; however, I do understand that some people have health or religious ground for abstaining from surgery.