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Diagnosed with 15cm mass on ovary
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My sister just had a ultrasound and a large compex mass was found on her ovary (15cm.) She is schedualed for a followup with her doctor to discuss the next steps but the radiologist seemed concerned about the size of the mass. He did not see any lymph nodes in the ultrasound which seems good. I have read in this forum that 98-99% of masses are benign. Is this also true of complex 15cm ones? She has had irregular period foe the past 2 months. She has always had painful periods. She has recently complained of heaviness in her abdoment.
Just wanted to know if there is a good chance that it is benign. She is 41 and has never had children.
Thank you all in advance for any insight you may share.
My sister just had a ultrasound and a large compex mass was found on her ovary (15cm.) She is schedualed for a followup with her doctor to discuss the next steps but the radiologist seemed concerned about the size of the mass. He did not see any lymph nodes in the ultrasound which seems good. I have read in this forum that 98-99% of masses are benign. Is this also true of complex 15cm ones? She has had irregular period foe the past 2 months. She has always had painful periods. She has recently complained of heaviness in her abdoment.
Just wanted to know if there is a good chance that it is benign. She is 41 and has never had children.
Thank you all in advance for any insight you may share.
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Dino491, I am in the same boat as your sister/ How did the surgery go? was her cyst benign? I have a 15cm cyst with many compartments to it they cant rule out cancer 100% until they go in.
Saw the surgeon today. He looked at the Cat scan. The mass was so large he could not tell if it came form the left or right ovary. Surgery is scheduled in 2 weeks. Like I have read in this forum he will not know anything until it is removed but he did like the fact that there were no enlarged lymph nodes. no fluid in the abdomen and 1 other thing. I cannot remember what he called it but there were no "bumps" in the abdomen or any other organs that are usually a sign of malignancy.
She had a cat scan last year that showed a fibroid on the left side but no other mass. The Dr. said that he has seen patients that have come in every six months for tests (b/c of family history). They can be clean on their exam and come in 4 months later with cancer. It is a horrible disease.
The other thing that was encouraging is that she had pain coming from the mass. He said that malignant masses are usually not painful.
Thank you all.
She had a cat scan last year that showed a fibroid on the left side but no other mass. The Dr. said that he has seen patients that have come in every six months for tests (b/c of family history). They can be clean on their exam and come in 4 months later with cancer. It is a horrible disease.
The other thing that was encouraging is that she had pain coming from the mass. He said that malignant masses are usually not painful.
Thank you all.
The radiologist was probably referring to the fact that it did not appear to be a fluid filled or simple cyst. That doesn't mean it is not a cyst. There are several types of cysts and some can grow very large. 95% of cysts, even bigger cysts and complex cysts, are benign. Some more discovery needs to be done first. Your sister's gyne may order a CA-125 blood test first. All my cysts have been complex or "somewhat complex" and all have been benign. Take care and try to distract yourself from worrying too much.
The radiologist shouldn't have been even saying anything to your sister, that's not his job to diagnose her. Her Dr. will probably do more tests, to check her hormone levels and whatnot. I agree with Choloe08, that the terms mass and cyst can sometimes be used interchangeably. Don't worry too much until she gets more info from her Dr. A mass that size they'll probably want to remove, esp. if it's causing her to have irregular periods...and if they remove it, they'll automatically test it to see if it's benign or not.
did he possibly mean it didn't look fluid filled? some doctors refer to cysts as cysts only if they are fluid filled and otherwise use the term 'mass' or 'tumor' for those that are not simply fluid filled (ie/ complex - mixture of fluid, blood, solid matter).
most fluid filled cysts are benign and the majority of complex masses/cysts are benign as well but these are the ones that typically need further exploration to be 100% certain.
i would suggest that your sister contact her doctor and get the facts: is it or is it not likely a cyst of some sort (fluid or other type) and if so what type. if it is not a cyst then what is it and i would also clarify what they mean by 'suspicious.'
from an u/s they can tell the above (fluid vs complex) but cannot tell determine for sure whether or not something is malignant; for that a biopsy of the cyst/mass is needed.
most fluid filled cysts are benign and the majority of complex masses/cysts are benign as well but these are the ones that typically need further exploration to be 100% certain.
i would suggest that your sister contact her doctor and get the facts: is it or is it not likely a cyst of some sort (fluid or other type) and if so what type. if it is not a cyst then what is it and i would also clarify what they mean by 'suspicious.'
from an u/s they can tell the above (fluid vs complex) but cannot tell determine for sure whether or not something is malignant; for that a biopsy of the cyst/mass is needed.
the radiologist said it looked very suspicious. can they tell that from an ultrasound?
If it is not a cyst then I am not sure what it could be. Maybe it is her ovary???? She needs to call the doctor and get more info.
I just got some more information. When she asked the radiologist if it was a cyst he said it did not look like a cyst. If it did not look like a cyst what else could it be?
Hi and welcome. It is true that 95% of ovarian cysts are benign. A cyst that size will definately have to be removed. When you have ovarian cysts (especially that large) they can definately interrupt you cycles. The heaviness is very common also. Please keep us posted on how she is doing.
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