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If you have a tumor on your ovary, can the tumor just be removed instead of the whole ovary?
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No: If the tumor is malignant it is cancerous entire ovary needs to remove
Answered 1/24/2017
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If cancer-No!: If the tumor is cancerous, the treatment will involve the entire ovary and depending upon the grade of the tumor, other reproductive structures as well.
Answered 1/23/2017
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