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General Information About Ovarian Low Malignant Potential
Tumors
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Ovarian low malignant potential tumor is a disease in which
abnormal cells form in
the tissue covering the ovary.
Ovarian low malignant potential tumors have abnormal cells that may become cancer, but usually do not. This disease usually remains in the ovary. When disease is found in one
ovary, the other ovary should also be checked carefully for signs of
disease.
The ovaries are a pair of organs in the female reproductive system. They are
located in the pelvis, one on each
side of the uterus (the hollow,
pear-shaped organ where a fetus grows). Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries
produce eggs and female hormones (chemicals that control the way certain cells or organs work).
Certain factors affect prognosis
(chance of recovery) and treatment options.
The prognosis and treatment options depend on the following:
- The stage of the
disease (whether it affects part of the
ovary, involves the whole ovary, or has spread to other places in the body).
- What type of cells make up the tumor.
- The size of the tumor.
- The patient’s general health.
In most cases, ovarian low malignant potential tumor can be
treated successfully.
These tumors are usually found early. However, even advanced stage ovarian low malignant potential tumors can be treated successfully. Patients who do not
survive usually die from complications of the disease (such as a small bowel obstruction) or the side effects of treatment, but
rarely because the tumor has spread.
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