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Re: 17.1 x 10.6 cm systic Mass!!!!
From: Tanvir (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 02:06:59 -0600 (CST)
Thanks Asem. Could you please tell me what are the next steps in case
of the mass is cancerous.
Regards,
Tanvir
At Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Asem Anwar Moussa MD wrote:
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>At Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Tanvir wrote:
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I am sending this message on the behalf of my sister. The doctors have
>>recently identified a 17.1 x 10.6 cm solid cum cystic mass in right side
>>of her pelvis. It represents the right side ovarian mass. The left
>>ovary has normal size with no mass. My concerns:
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>>1- How to identify the cystic mass is non-cancerous?
>>2- Is the surgery only solution? What could be the concerns during the
>>surgery?
>>3- Can this proved to be dangerous?
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>>I would appreciate the replies.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Tanvir
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>1-Cystic changes could be found in a solid mass by Ultrasound or CT.
>2-Yes surgery is the best for such masses.The concerns are the
>malignancy changes or other spreading.
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>3- With other investigations+surgery you could answer.
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>--
>Dr:Asem Moussa MD
>Prof.of OB/GYN.
>Alazhar School of Medicine.
>Cairo-Egypt
>This is for teaching purposes
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