Ovarian Cancer in the Reproductive System Sharon Williams Rasmussen College Author Note This research paper is being submitted on June 21st‚ 2013‚ for Joanna Vance’s G150/PHA1500 - Structure and Function of the Human Body course. Ovarian cancer is one of the most common cancer affecting women today. It has been responsible for more deaths of women of the reproductive system. In the upcoming paragraphs we will identify what Ovarian Cancer is‚ what are the symptoms‚ how we can diagnose
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Overview | | About Ovarian Cancer Cells in the body normally reproduce themselves in an orderly manner. But in cancer the cells start dividing uncontrollably‚ and do not die the way normal cells do. As the cells produce more cells‚ a mass or tumor may appear. The tumor can invade surrounding tissue and keep the healthy tissue from doing its normal job. There are two kinds of tumors: * Benign tumors are not life threatening. They do not invade other tissues and when they are removed they
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Assessment Ovarian Cancer. A cancer that forms in tissues of the ovary (one of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova‚ or eggs‚ are formed). Most ovarian cancers are either ovarian epithelial carcinomas (cancer that begins in the cells on the surface of the ovary) or malignant germ cell tumors (cancer that begins in egg cells).* Ovarian Cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary‚ resulting in epithelial ovarian cancer
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Infertility Endometriotic ovarian cysts negatively affect the rate of spontaneous ovulation 1 ` Infertility Unit‚ Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico‚ Mangiagalli e Regina Elena‚ Via M. Fanti 6‚ 20122 Milan‚ Italy 2Universita degli Studi di Milano‚ Milan‚ Italy 3 Correspondence address. Tel: þ 39-02-55034303; Fax: þ 39-02-55034302; E-mail: laurabenaglia@hotmail.it background: A growing body of evidence suggests that ovarian reserve is damaged after excision of ovarian endometriomas. However
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substance spilled out indicating a ganglion cyst. They did a microscopic examination of the cyst and it showed a dense fibrous wall. Nine months after the surgery the patient complained of another mass in the same spot. She went back to the doctor that preformed the original surgery and he ordered a CT scan. The CT scan results showed two more cysts. They determined the cysts were from fluid leakage and not getting the entire cyst the first time. Ganglion cysts are common but since this one was located
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the correct code for a patient undergoing cervicoplasty surgery: __721189______________ 9. Identify the correct code for a patient who underwent a mastopexy: __19316______________ 10. Identify the correct code for a simple excision of a pilonidal cyst: __63267______________ 11. Locate the table of contents in the surgery section of the CPT manual for the musculoskeletal system; you would refer to which code range to code for an Osteotomy? __Procedure Codes‚ Section 5 Surgery. Surgery Section General
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome The most common female endocrine disorder is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). As reported by the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association‚ PCOS is the imbalance of hormones in a women’s body which can lead to menstrual cycle changes‚ cysts in the ovaries‚ trouble getting pregnant‚ and other health changes (What is PCOS‚ 2009). The cause of this endocrine disorder is unknown‚ however‚ according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)‚ it is connected to changes in
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Ovarian cancer is a health risk that is very personable to me. This form of cancer has been in my family for at least the last five generations. I chose to learn more about this form of cancer‚ what it is‚ my risk for this cancer and ways to possibly prevent it because of the fact I could possibly be next in line for this disease. Ovarian cancer is a disease caused by a group of cells along the ovarian lining‚ or in the ovaries themselves‚ that begin to grow uncontrollable and no longer die. These
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Ovarian Cancer Monica Zillinger Abstract Ovarian cancer is one of the leading reproductive cancers in the United States. Cancer is the formation of cells‚ or tumors‚ in the ovaries that negatively affect surrounding tissue and do harm to the rest of the body. Ovarian cancer is cancer of the ovaries‚ the female reproductive organ. Ovarian cancer only affects women. Ovarian cancer can affect any woman that ovulates‚ or releases eggs through the ovary tract. There are methods
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Colleen Van Wagner SCI/162 7/28/2013 Paul Zick Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer is a group of diseases that have a common uncontrolled growth of cells in the body. A collection of cells is called a tumor‚ a begin tumor does not spread beyond the initial location of the cancer. When the cells spread in the body‚ this is known to be called a malignant tumor. When you are diagnosed with cancer this means that you
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