Re: 17.1 x 10.6 cm systic Mass!!!!
From: Tanvir (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 24 Dec 2002 05:21:11 -0600 (CST)
Dear Asem/Kayla,
The doctors have scheduled the surgery for 31st of this month. The
doctor is claiming that nothing could be said about the mass being
cancerous or not. This could only be known during/after the surgery.
Is this the right decision made by the doctor. Should surgery be the
only solution incase if the mass is cancerous as well?
Regards,
Tanvir
At Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Kayla wrote:
>
>Tanvir,
>I have dealt with the same findings last fall and Asem is on the right
>path. I would advise your sister to have a gyn-oncologist either oncall
>or partcipating in the surgery. My tumors were so complexly(is this
>word???) mounted in me that if my gyn was to complete the whole surgery,
>I would have lost everything....ovaries and all. There is several
>options if the mass is cancerous....hysterectomy,chemo, radiation, etc.
>It all depends on the individual case so I was told. I wish your sister
>good luck!
>
>At Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Tanvir wrote:
>>
>>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:
>>>
>>>At Sun, 22 Dec 2002, Tanvir wrote:
>>>>
>>>>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:
>>>>
>>>>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?
>>>>
>>>>I would appreciate the replies.
>>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Tanvir
>>>
>>>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.
>>>
>>>3- With other investigations+surgery you could answer.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Dr:Asem Moussa MD
>>>Prof.of OB/GYN.
>>>Alazhar School of Medicine.
>>>Cairo-Egypt
>>>This is for teaching purposes
>>>
>--
>Kayla
>**Just someone who cares, preparing for the medical field**
>
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