Female Anatomy Diagram of Ovarian Cancer,Help?
I’m doing a project on ovarian cancer,and i’m stuck at the 3rd and 4th stage,i know they spread to other organs. But i’m not sure from the ovaries upwards,what organs should i include in the digestive system? since there are so many organs,i tried to find pictures of reproductive and digestive system of the female anatomy but none,as i need to do it in a diagram,if any one could help?
i was thinking of leaving out the intestines,or should i include the intestines,liver and stomach?
Staging of ovarian cancer is called FIGO surgical staging. It is as follows:
Stage 1 : Tumour confined to ovary
1A: affection of a single ovary
1B: affection of both ovaries
1C: If the cancer extends to the surface of the ovary and makes
papillary projections.
Stage 2: spread in the pelvis:
2A: spread to genital organs, as uterus and tubes.
2B: spread to other pelvic tissues
2C:If the cancer sends deposits inside the abdomen
Stage 3: Spread through the peritoneoum (membranes lining the abdomen)
3A: microscopic spread ( seen only by microscope)
3B: macroscopic spread, seen by the naked eye.
3C: superficial liver deposits
Stage 4: blood spread to the lung, liver, bone and brain..
You should also know that spread to the intestine is very important because it is the leading cause of death from cancer ovary; intestinal obstruction.
The intestine fills the whole abdomen, so you could only draw a little piece to represent it.
I would really love to draw a diagram for you, so if you take a look at my blog, that i share with some of my fellow doctors, we’d love to help, just post a question there. oh and it’s free. You can find the link in my profile.
Good luck with your project
Best regards,
Dr Ramy
Defiantly include the liver that’s one of the first organs it metastasizes to in the 3rd and 4th stages, the colon as well because colon cancer is a common metastasized place as well. The stomach you might be able to leave out as its less likely to go there than the other 2 spots you already mentioned.