Elevated levels of estradiol suggest that the patient is pregnant, however doesn’t specify the type of pregnancy (e.g. ectopic or normal). The levels of estradiol in Mrs. Mills’ blood were, as previously mentioned, higher than the normal range for non-pregnant woman and therefore suggested the possibility of…
Advanced disease: FIGO III-IV The standard treatment for patients with advanced ovarian cancer is maximal surgical cytoreduction (total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy and omentectomy) followed by systemic platinum-based chemotherapy and, actually, is reasonable to expect a 5-year survival for 10-30% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer at stage III or IV (34). The concept of primary debulking surgery is to diminish the residual tumor burden to a point at which adjuvant therapy will be optimally effective. The percentage of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who can optimally undergo cytoreductive surgery seems to range from 17%-87% (35), depending on the report reviewed. This percentage can largely depend on the experience of the surgeon.…
Sacrococcygeal teratoma is a tumor that can arise during weeks 5-8 of pregnancy. ST is derived from pluripotent cells of the primitive streak and often contains various types of tissue (e.g., bone, nerve, and hair). STs appear as benign tumors, but if left unchecked, these tumors can develop into large blood vessels, which creates extra work for the body to deliver blood to the location of these tumors. A deprivation of blood can occur and even be fatal to a child once born. ST occurs more commonly in female infants and usually becomes malignant during infancy.…
Ovarian cysts are harmful, painful, and cause many problems to female bodies, luckily they can be treated and detected. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form in our on your ovaries that contain harmful bacteria, toxins, and other harmful substances. If a cysts ruptures it could possibly kill the ovary or cause serious problems with the female body. Cysts can cause serious problems such as, if the cyst twists, if it bleeds, or if they…
A grade 1 immature teratoma is made up mostly non-dysgerminoma (non-cancerous tissue). It is limited to unilateral or bilateral, the patient may be treated by unilateral or bilateral salpingo-oophorectmy and abdominal hysterectomy. Moreover, radiation therapy is not concerned in order to preserve ovarian function. Patients with malignant germ cell tumor often need to be treated with combination chemo except stage I, grade 1, immature teratoma,…
In any setting conducting thorough and frequent assessments are necessary and can make a difference in early detection of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and other complications. Monitoring laboratory diagnostic exams can give substantial information to nurses about the physical status of these patients. Building report with the patient can give insight on psychosocial status. Establishing nursing diagnosis along with nursing outcomes/planning help to give responsible and competent care. Educating women prior and during initial stages of in-vitro fertilization can make patient privy to ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and/or surgical risks.…
Not every case of polycystic ovarian syndrome will present with cysts, but it is one of the criteria that can establish a diagnosis (McCance & Huether, 2014).…
1.) According to Jonbarron.org, an endocrine tumor is a mass that begins in the parts of the body that produce and release hormones. The neoplastic cells secrete the hormone normally produces by the cells of the gland, but they are not responding to negative feedback which controls mechanisms so hormones re secreted in an inappropriate and excessive manner. Because an endocrine tumor develops from cells that produce hormones, the tumor itself can produce hormones and cause serious illness. 2.)…
A fibroid tumor is formed when there is an excess of estrogen in the body. It might be caused by stress or unsatisfactory regimen which is able to generate a build up of waste and toxins in the body including the womb. These toxins also cause the uterus muscles to weaken which also causes these lumps to arise. Sometimes this is not done as efficiently…
PCOD PCOD or Polycystic Ovarian disease is a health condition in which poly or multiple cysts get formed in the ovaries. Cysts are small sacs filled with fluid. In PCOD, a woman has abnormal levels of hormones that can cause problems with menses and make it difficult to get pregnant. PCOD may also cause unwanted changes to the body making the woman develop masculine features.…
Polycystic means many cysts in this case on the ovary. One may feel slight, if any pain around the general area of the ovary. However, one does not have to have cysts on the ovaries to have PCOS. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a hormonal imbalance of “elevated levels of androgens”(Understanding…
These are questions that every woman with PCOS would love to know. As stated By Jane E. Brody from the New York Times “First described in 1935, PCOS was initially called Stein-Leventhal syndrome, for the two American gynecologists who identified it, Dr. Irving F. Stein Sr. and Dr. Michael L. Leventhal. They recognized that ovarian cysts can interrupt ovulation and cause infertility in significant numbers of women.” What is PCOS?…
Soon after, three more young female patients, each with similar symptoms to those of Susannah’s were referred to Dalmau; all had teratomas and all suffered behavioral and personality transformations that deteriorated into destructive neurological damage. Suspecting that the teratomas played a critical role in this unfolding medical discovery, doctors removed the teratomas and administered immune-suppressing medication, resulting in the rapid recovery of three out of the four women (Braverman 3). However, they still had to discover the source of the problem. In Dalmau’s lab, researchers exposed rat brains to the patients’ spinal fluid. Bingo.…
Follicular cells make thyroid hormones, you don’t want to have too much or too little thyroid hormones. C cells make calcitonin which regulates how the body uses calcium. Most tumors are benign, meaning non-cancerous…
After all of these tests and doctor visits, I was diagnosed with stage one ovarian cancer. A granulosa cell tumor was found on my right ovary. It was pretty rare considering less than five out of one hundred ovarian cancer patients have a tumor like that. It was astonishing that a sixteen year old, with no previous ovarian cancer occurrences in her family, was diagnosed with the cancer. The average age for an ovarian cancer occurrence is sixty three years old.…