Hi Doc,
thanx a lot for your kind advice...am fromm chennai city from India...
as the huge cyst was removed along with the ovary...the doc said it was just a ovarian cyst and only came to know after the pathology report confirmed it as Grade 2 ovary cancer...then he informed us that as a precautionary measure he is suggesting us 6 cycles of chemo and out of which 1st cycle was over and awaiting for second one...since he has just removed the left ovary along with the cyst and not taken or prescribed any test for other ovary or any other part spreads...thus making us worry hat whether this cancer could have spread to other ovary or uterus or lymp nodes as the pathology suggests us it is grade 2 cancer...infact the earlier reports also suggest that the lab results (CT Scan)confirmed the presence of Ascites we were worried about the malignacy...
all we want to know is, why the doctor has not ordered for confirmation of cancer by taking samples from otherv ovary, uterus, kymp nodes etc., while removing the left ovary along with huge cyst by way of open surgery...
now the 1st chemo (2 dosage of carbo platin plus one dose of taxol) has evenful side effects and scheduled to start the second cycle out of 6 cycles...iss there a chance of recurring cancer (as the grade 2 suggests) is possible? if so how soon the recurrence is possible...or is it possble that the whole cancer could get cured due to this chemo shots...as she is just 31 yrs we would like to kknow the possibilities, so that we can plan accordingly...
thanx a lot for your patient hearing...also a ton thanx to you in answering very diplmotically but convincingly yet pacifyingly.for all my questions, which is being raised with my acquired knowledge ..
Hi Siva,
in terms of stage
for ovarian cancer, staging is based on surgical findings. It requires doing multiple biopsies to look for spread. These biopsies inlcude biopsies of lymph nodes, and other tissues around the abdomen.
for your sister, she is technically unstaged because she did not have any other biopsies.
here is a good link for staging information
http://www.cancerfacts.com/generalcontent/ovarian/gen_diagnosis.asp?cb=9
take care