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Question: I am 61. My dr found a 3mm mass near where my left oveary should be. Is that fact that the mass is small in my favor. Worried about overian cancerI am having a sonogram on Tuesday but worried sick
Brief Answer:
This does not sound like an ovarian cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Is this a mass which can be palpated in the soft tissues? If yes, this is not an ovarian cancer for sure. Please note that what grows inside abdominal cavity can not be palpated in soft tissues. There are few layers of muscles between the skin and abdominal wall.
If the doctor has found it through abdominal ultrasound this also does not meant its a cancer. It is really hard to detect ovarian cancer through abdominal ultrasound.
If you have transvaginal scheduled please note that this wont give you 100% security about ovarian cancer. To be as sure as possible you should have abdominal CT and Ca 125 done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
This does not sound like an ovarian cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Is this a mass which can be palpated in the soft tissues? If yes, this is not an ovarian cancer for sure. Please note that what grows inside abdominal cavity can not be palpated in soft tissues. There are few layers of muscles between the skin and abdominal wall.
If the doctor has found it through abdominal ultrasound this also does not meant its a cancer. It is really hard to detect ovarian cancer through abdominal ultrasound.
If you have transvaginal scheduled please note that this wont give you 100% security about ovarian cancer. To be as sure as possible you should have abdominal CT and Ca 125 done.
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
The dr found it at a routine checkup he wanted to follow up with a sonogram because of my age he told me not to lose sleep over it but I am a worrier
Brief Answer:
Your doctor could not palpate ovarian cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Well, this is hardly possible that he could palpate any cancer. Hernia or lipoma are typical findings during palpation. Like I have mentioned before, he can not palpate something that grows inside abdominal cavity. Only large (really large) tumors can be palpated. And in such case not as 3mm mass.
So ovarian cancer is hardly possible.
Your doctor could not palpate ovarian cancer.
Detailed Answer:
Well, this is hardly possible that he could palpate any cancer. Hernia or lipoma are typical findings during palpation. Like I have mentioned before, he can not palpate something that grows inside abdominal cavity. Only large (really large) tumors can be palpated. And in such case not as 3mm mass.
So ovarian cancer is hardly possible.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Why would he want to do a sonogram then? Are you saying that overian cancer has to be large to be felt by a routines exam?
Brief Answer:
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Yes, it has to be very large to be felt through abdominal wall. And for sure it would give plenty of other symptoms like large abdomen, weakness, bowels obstruction before it was palpable.
Your doctor wants to check what it is. Thats why he wants an ultrasound.
Yes.
Detailed Answer:
Yes, it has to be very large to be felt through abdominal wall. And for sure it would give plenty of other symptoms like large abdomen, weakness, bowels obstruction before it was palpable.
Your doctor wants to check what it is. Thats why he wants an ultrasound.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
You are welcome.
Detailed Answer:
You are welcome. Have a good day too.
You are welcome.
Detailed Answer:
You are welcome. Have a good day too.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you so much! No other symptoms are present! Have a good day!
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