When a COMPLEX ovarian cyst ruptures, does the fluid from the sac cause any harm ?
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Hi again. That does change things a bit, doesn't it? A complex ovarian cyst needs to be evaluated further. A small percentage of these can be cancerous.
"Sometimes cysts are complex, either containing partly fluid elements and partly solid elements or having septations (walls) within a fluid-filled cyst. In general, complex cysts are evaluated further, as some complex cysts may be cancerous. Depending on exactly how the cyst looks on ultrasound, your doctor may recommend blood work, a CT or MRI scan to get a better look at the cyst, or even surgery to remove the cyst. Many times a complex cyst can be evaluated via laparoscopy, but sometimes a large abdominal incision is required." http://health.ivillage.com/gyno/cysts/0,,4ltl,00.html
"With a complex one they would remove it and evaluate it for ovarian cancer." http://www.baymoon.com/~gyncancer/library/blqa32septcyst.htm
If it was my body, since the cyst is not a simple cyst, I would have it removed. If it were truly a simple cyst, with NO malignant characteristics on ultrasound, I would leave it and see if it remedied itself. But, it sounds like there are no guarantees that this mass is benign. So, in my opinion, it does not matter if it ruptures or not. A cancer is a cancer, and I would not like to have that uncertainty in my body.
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