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I'm 29yr old. dr found a mass on my right ovary. how can it be removed to determine if it's cancerous ?

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Surgery: Will need some kind of sury to obtain a biopsy.

Answered 2/3/2014

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The only: Way is surgery and the specimen will be sent off to pathology for biopsy. From there , they can tell whether this is cancerous or not. Best of luck!

Answered 2/3/2014

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