Granulose Cell tumor

[somair]

Hello, My mother has this Granulose Cell tumor which also reach to omyntum where as lym nodes are cancer free as per biopsy, according to doctor she remove ovary and the omyntum and also the lymb nodes,utras from the body  

Oncologist said that since this type of cancer is very rare so research is also limited. Unfortunately in Pakistan Inhabin A and B are not conducted can you advise is there any other test that can be done to monitor the reoccurance.

Doctor here in Pakistan will give chemo to my mother to min the risk of re occurance.


This discussion is related to granulosa cell cancer/ testing.

[kcd86]

Granulosa cell cancer(GCC) is a rare form of OVCA and thus has had very limited med/chemo trial as the # of patients is limited. GCC is a slow growing form of OVCA as opposed to the most common epitieal ovarian cancer. Most chemo drugs were made/intended for the fast agressive form of cancers, so the jury is stillout on wether to give chemo for low stage GCC. Since granulosa is from within the ovary and hormone specific some studies say to give medicine to control the patients hormones. Here in NYC they just recommend serial screening tests for my wife not even Inhibin A&B, but I have them done anyway just to keep an eye on any new growth.

[somair]

What do you mean by screening like CT and MRI or PET SCAN. My doctor here is going for CHEMO BEP based but before that he asked to refer the doctors for lungs testing as this BEP has negative effect on lungs.