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Is It Possible for a Stage 2 Ovarian Cancer Patient to Not Need Hysterectomy?

  1. Brooke
    December 5th, 2010 at 04:43 | #1

    Yes! But it is not likely.
    I am sixteen years old and last February I was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer (weird I know). I had a tumor the size of a melon on my left ovary that had ruptured four times. I had seven liters of cancerous blood in my abdomen before they found the tumor. I ended up having my left ovary and left fallopian tube removed. I still have my other ovary and my uterus. I am not sure what age this person you are talking about is but the doctor might want to do the full hysterectomy on them if they are older. The reason I was so lucky was because I am so young but my doctor said that if I was older I would have had to at least gotten both ovaries taken out. Usually with ovarian cancer it spreads so quickly that they want to get everything out so it doesn’t come back.
    I hope I helped in anyway and I hope everything goes ok.

  2. Spreedog
    December 5th, 2010 at 04:43 | #2

    It is possible as the young woman reports in her case above.
    The histology or type of ovarian carcinoma may make a difference in this decision.
    Hysterectomy means removal of the uterus as you must know.
    Stage II ovarian carcinoma involves the ovary and some areas outside the ovary.
    It may or may not involve the uterus.
    Peritoneal washings for malignant cells hopefully would be negative
    depending on which stage II this may be.
    It is possible the uterus might be preserved in a younger person.
    Of course the GYN surgeon would be the best judge of this depending on his or her
    findings at surgery.

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