11tr old with tumour

[fran19422]

Hello, we just had a scan done and found out our 11yr daughter has a 100mm tumour, probably attached to her right ovary.
Naturally we are very worried.
We are going to see a gynaecologist next week for further tests etc.

We know little about what chances there are that this is cancerous.

Can someone please give us some information ?

Thanks kindly

[melissam8484]

Much sympathy - that must not be easy to hear!   But honestly it probably is fine.  I'm 38 and had a tumor on my left ovary.  They did a bunch of blood tests (none of them are perfect indicators, but they give some general idea) and they all came back negative.  I did end up having the mass removed (it was benign) but they left both ovaries and were able to do the surgery laproscopically (small incisions).  

My case was one where we pretty much all agreed that it was 99% not likely to be cancer, but that they needed to remove it just to be sure.  I did have to sign all these papers that if there was cancer they could take all these organs out (uterus, ovaries, parts of intestines, etc) - that was very scary, but it all turned out just fine.  :-)   Still have all my organs.

Ovarian cancer most often hits women over 60 years old.  Clearly your daughter is not in a high-risk group, so the chances are very good it's something else.  If they want to surgically biopsy I second the suggestion to have a gynecological oncologist there to be sure that if any cancer is found it is all removed properly and good samples/tests are taken.  

Best to you and your family.  Feed her healthy and use this as an excuse to do some extra-fun family activities!  

[hopeshell]

Hi Fran,

Odds are with you that it is ok.  I am so sorry to hear that news and know you must be so worried.  I have a ten year old daughter and can't even imagine how hard this must be.  There are so many benign cysts that occur in the majority of cases.  Just be sure if it is complex and surgery is indicated that you get a consult with a gynecologic oncologist.  It could make the difference in your daughter's prognosis.  Here are a couple of links for you:

http://www.wcn.org/findadoctor/

http://oreilly.com/medical/news/ovarian_ten_things.html

So sorry to hear this news and will be praying!  

Shelly

[wannasmile63]

Hi Fran, hoping everything goes well with your daughter. I really hope the tumour isn't anything to serious, and isn't causing her to much pain. I have an 11yr old to, and couldn't even imagine her experiencing the pain associated with ovarian cysts. If you've never had cysts on your ovaries yourself, if she complains of pain, believe me it hurts. Get her a heat pack for relief, and fingers crossed everything will be fine. Give her all the love, only a mum can give. Take care, and POSITIVE thoughts..

[gls2824]

Hi Fran.  I'm so sorry you are going through this with your daughter.  She's so young!

The good news is that the odds are in her favor that this is a totally benign condition.  Ovarian cancer is someone so young is very, very rare.

Just keep a positive attitude and hopefully everything will be fine.