YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for July, 2000: Re: Ovarian cyst

Re: Ovarian cyst

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 22:16:33 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Mare wrote: >
>I'm a 20-year old Latin woman. For about 2 months I'd been having mild
>abdominal pain, mainly after exercise. About a week ago, I went to the
>doctor and after doing an ultrasound, she found a 2-inch heterogeneous
>mass near my right ovary. A tomography gave similar results. She
>recommended surgery, and doesn't want to use laparoscopy
>so that she can check other tissues and immediatly proceed if the mass
>is cancerous. However, I went to another doctor and he claims that,
>because of my age, lack of symptoms, and the mass' defined borders, IT
>IS a dermoid, that cancer is not an option and I should get a
>laparoscopy. He also said that the pain I feel when I exercise is due
>to the fact that I have "retroversial uterus" or something
>similar. What would you recommend?

Without seeing the sonogram, I can't be sure but statistically, the dermoid is the most common cyst in young women (other than cysts of ovulation). I personally handle dermoids laparoscopically if they aren't too big to be done safely.

Sonography should be able to diagnose a cyst as "consistent with dermoid". Why not findout if that was the case?

Good luck.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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