my daughter has soft ball size mass on ovarie

[lilbevey]

also my daughter has had stage 3 precancerous on her cervix from hpv  and has had a leep done ,and it came back she told me the doctor said it went away on its own this time ,

[Heffmeister]

I have had high grade pre-cancerous cells in my cervix since 2005 (been removed twice but re-occured) this April I grew a football sized ovarian tumor (not sure what size a softball is I'm in the UK so talking about european footballs). It was a diagnosied as a mucinous ovarian cyst and was catagorised as borderline malignant. The first hospital said there was no link between the two condtions but a second opinion said it was possible and run tests but they were "inconclusive".

Not sure if this helps you much but I would be interested if you daughters cyst is the same as mine (i.e mucinous) and I think she should be watched closely as they can grow very quickly. Mine ruptured and I got very ill. I ended up having a TAH and BSO done later on at only 32 years.

[hopeshell]

It sounds like your daughter has discussed it in detail with her doctor.  Although there is no way to know the contents of a cyst, hers is less worrisome if it is fluid filled.  It is standard to watch and wait for simple cysts.   The warning signs for malignancy are when they grow over 5cm and are complex (have solid parts).   It is good you have the information in case she needs it in the future.  But, most cysts of all types are benign.  With the additional information that her cyst is simple, it really does sound like something that can be monitored over time by her doctor.

Take care,

Shelly

[lilbevey]

she thinks im over reacting she has an appointment scheduled with her regular doctor on the 30th

[lilbevey]

her doctor is on vacation and the doctor on call said it was a fluid filled cyst and not to worry about it and that it should drain on its own and she was ovulating

[lilbevey]

thank you so much for that information my daughter will look at that website thank you so much

[hopeshell]

Cervical lesions can go away after a leep procedure.  The hope in cutting them out is that they will not return or spread.  But, given your daughter's history of Stage 3 cervical changes, she should take extra care in having her large ovarian mass removed.  The two conditions may be completely unrelated. But, cervical cancer can spread to the ovary.  If that were the case, it would still be cervical cancer, not ovarian.  

There are many reasons for ovarian masses and most of them are benign.  But, any time you have a complex (solid parts) ovarian mass that is over 5cm, a gynecologic oncologist should be consulted.   They are also experts in cervical cancer.  So, if you daughter is facing surgery for an ovarian mass, seeing a gyn/onc would be a good choice for her.   Before she has surgery to remove her mass, she needs to make sure she consults a gyn/onc.  She should talk to her doctor about getting a referral.  Here is a link that will help you locate one in her area:

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

There is also some good information on that site about gyn cancers.  I hope all turns out benign for your daughter!

Take care,

Shelly