help 12yrs old with cysts

[tbone159]

is it normal 4 a 12yr girl 2 b diagnosed eith a complex ovarian cyst should we b worried at all could it b cancer

[Deanna L Aftab Guy, MD]

Tell me a little more about your child. There can be simple cysts or something larger, usually if it is larger than 1 cm I involve my pediatric surgeons, especially if bilateral. Usually without any other symptoms this is a benign process, either a cyst or a cystadenoma which is more complex but if large and not resolving and causing symptoms may need removed.
How did they find it and why were they looking?

[tbone159]

they found it by doing a pelvic sonogram they were looking because she recently got her period and it went haywire bleeding 4 weeks at atime should we b worried she has to c a gynocolagist this friday

[Deanna L Aftab Guy, MD]

She sounds young for this but it may be a variant of polycystic ovarian syndrome, sometimes these girls have elevated insulin levels and this stimulates the ovaries to make excess male hormones and cycling is off, sometimes it may be an imbalance of her cycle in which the estrogen and progesterone are out of whack needing some help. If she is not in pain and rest of the exam is looking fine they may want to repeat the ultrasound to see if it is coming down, otherwise if the cyst is truly complex further imaging may be needed to see if it is the cause of the bleeding,
keep us informed, thanks for the updated information