Re: endometrioma vs. cancer
From: Lorie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Sep 15 21:46:31 2003
Mandie,
I also have a long history with endo and am 32 years old.. In 2001, I
had an endometrioma removed that was 17 cm which was attached to my
right ovary. Needless to say, because the growth was so large my ovary
was totally destroyed and thus removed. I also lost my right fallopion
(sp?) Right now I am having lots of problems again and it is looking
like I am headed for a full hysterectomy. Take care of yourself.
--
Lorie
At Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Mandie wrote:
>
>Hi,
>I am 34 with a history of endo. I had a laparoscopy to remove a few
>lesions 7 years ago and have been fortunate enough to have 2 children
>since. The pregnancies helped my endo for a while, but recently I've
>had a lot of symptoms. I had a pelvic US including transvaginal last
>week and the tech showed me that there was an endometrioma on the left
>ovary. Unfortunately, I did not ask how big. Anyway, I did not have
>this previously, so I've been researching and it sounds like it is
>impossble to tell an endometrioma of the ovary from ovarian cancer. I'm
>still waiting on results-a radiologist had not been to my OB's office to
>interpret them as of Friday- and I am a little nervous. What are the
>chances this could be cancer? And what is the standard treatment for
>somone with a suspected endometrioma and endo history? Also, if I need
>surgery, and am finished having children, would they remove the entire
>ovary? Sorry this is so long, just have lots of questions. Thanks for
>any input. Mandie
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