167. Baguio Day 5: There's a Cyst in Your Bucket

Being prepped for abdominal surgery, Remerlita looks like she’s about to undergo a cesarean, but at 51 that seems unlikely, and in fact, she’s never been pregnant. She has a huge ovarian cyst that we were able to remove without rupture, important since if it were cancer, such rupture within the abdominal cavity could spead the cancer.  Too big for any specimen container, this 6 x 9 inch cyst had to be carried out in a utility bucket.  By pre-op testing, probably not malignant, final path report pending, won’t be available before we leave