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Re: 17.5cm cystic massFrom: Kayla (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:52:34 -0500 (CDT)
At Mon, 23 Sep 2002, Samir Fouad Aziz MD wrote: > >At Mon, 23 Sep 2002, janet wrote: >> >>Had ultrasound last week showing 17.5cm x 9.5cm x 7cm 'cystic mass' >>clear fluid filled, no mural nodule one or two marginal septations or >>invaginations. Hysterectomy 9 yrs ago for adhesions, four children. I >>don't understand what half of this means - cancer?? is that possible. Is >>surgery the only way to go I've had four (two Csections, tubal & >>hysterectomy) and don't want any more. Pain in back, legs, pelvic area >>tender. Is there no medicine can shrink this? > >you should have surgery and it is better to test CA125 > >-- >Samir Aziz MD >Asist.Professor Ob.Gyn >Director Gyn.Oncology >Al-Azhar University-Egypt >Editorial Advisor Obgyn.net(P&B,gyn.Oncology) > >This is for educational purposes only.
NOTE: Ca125 is not a reliable test for Cancer...it's just a tumor
marker, many times it has been proven wrong. There is now a protein
type blood test for Ovarian cancer....I read this in the Chicago Tribune
a few months ago.
>
-- Kayla **Just someone who cares, preparing for the medical field**
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