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Dermoid TumorsFrom: Tara (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:04:27 -0500 (CDT)
Just how rare are dermoid tumors? There is a lot of information on the internet about them, however, I have had two doctors tell me that they are very rare. In December of '99 I found out that I had two dermoid tumors, one was the size of a melon and the other was the size of a baseball. I lost my left ovary, my left fallopian tube and half of my right ovary and I was only 19. Now at 21 years old, I just had surgery on July 2nd to remove a recurrent tumor on my right ovary. The doctor was able to successfully remove the tumor and salvage a little bit of my ovary. Now we are waiting to see if it is functional. If these tumors are so rare, how did I end up with 3 of them? This tumor grew back within a year and a half, what is the probability of another one growing? I only have 1/4 of an ovary left, what will be my chances of having children if the ovary functions? If the tumor would grow back would I have any choice other than having the ovary removed because there isn't much left of it, I think that my doctor has probably removed as much of it as he possibly can? If it does grow back, how long could I leave it there without it effecting my health or causing me pain?
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