Re: ULTRASOUND RESULTS
From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 07:52:43 -0600 (CST)
U/S shows ovarian pathology that have to be removed and analized ASAP.
At Thu, 26 Dec 2002, Mitzi wrote:
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>I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING CONDENSED REPORT ON AN ULTRASOUND PERFORMED 11/02:
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>THE UTERINE ECHOTEXTURE IS HOMOGENEOUS WITH NO FOCAL MASSES. RT OVARY ENLARGED AND MEASURES 11.8 X 7.6 X 9.2 CM TRANSVERSELY. THE RT OVAR IS MARKEDLY HYPOECHOIC AND CYSTIC ON APPEARANCE WITH INTERNAL NEOPLASM. THE LEFT OVARY IS ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY ENLARGED AT 6.3 X 6 X 6.2 CM TRANSVERSELY. HOWEVER, THE LEFT OVARY HAS ECHOTEXTURE MORE CONSISTENT WITH A SOLID TUMOR, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL HYPO TO ANECHOIC AREAS WITHIN THE LEFT OVARY. NO FREE FLUID IS IDENTIFIED WITH THE PELVIS.
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>IMPRESSION: ENLARGED AND CYSTIC OVARIAN NEOPLASM; LEFT OVARY WITH MORE SOLID APPEARANCE -- OVARIAN NEOPLASM VERSUS DERMOID?
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>I AM 40 Y/O B/F, 3 C-SECTIONS, LAST BEING 14 YRS AGO. TUBAL DONE 14 YRS AGO. PLEASE HELP ME TO INTERPRET THIS ULTRASOUND. I AM SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 01/17/03. I PRESENTED TO THE DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS HAVING SEVERE PAIN TO THE LEFT LOWER ABD BEFORE AND DOING MY CYCLES. I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS FOR MANY YEARS. PAP SMEARS COME BACK NEGATIVE. THIS TIME AN ULTRASOUND WAS PERFORMED. MANUAL PALPATION REVEALED NO MASSES, BUT WERE VERY PAINFUL. I AM GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.
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>ALSO, WHAT IS THE NORMAL SIZE OF THE OVARY, AND WHAT ACCOUNTS FOR IT BEING THIS LARGE? THANKS IN ADVANCED.
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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Director Obgyn.net Latina
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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