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Mum, 64, having benign ovarian cyst(5.1cm)removed laproscopically.ca125 -2.3.remove ovaries & uterus? confused as biopsy result will come after surgery

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Dr. Thomas Rayson answered

Specializes in Pathology

Ok: If it is a benign cyst please do not worry. Most systems are benign however in a 64-year-old woman there is a small chance of malignancy. The pathologist will review the tissue and make a biopsy report after the surgery to ensure that it is benign.

Answered 3/25/2014

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