Pathology Report

Mom had an appointment with Dr. Robison yesterday in which he reviewed with her the results of the pathology report on the tumor. Mom had them make a copy of the report to take home, but I don't have it in front of me, so there may be things that I miss or get completely wrong.
The tumor was identified as a probable ovarian carcenoma. It was confirmed to have been about 12 cm in diameter. The lymph nodes that were extracted tested positive for malignancy, as did the cell wash that was performed during the surgery (a cell wash is a sampling of the fluids that circulate in the abdominal cavity). The tumor was classified as a poorly differentiated "clear cell" tumor, which Dr. Robison indicated was one of the more aggressive tumor types. The size of the tumor, involvement of the lymph nodes, and results of the surrounding tissue testing for malignancy led to the cancer being identified as stage 3 of 3, which means it is in the third sub-stage of stage three cancer (i.e. Stage IIIc). There is a lot of information on the net that describes how this determination is made.
Mom has been recovering well and is up and walking for longer periods of time. In fact, she showered, and did all the necessary walking to get to the doctor, wait in the doctor's office, and visit with the doctor before returning home again. A record for life since surgery!
She has an appointment with Dr. Schoel (sp?), the oncologist, next Monday morning at 8:45 am. Dr. Robison told Mom to expect a recommendation of treatment that would involve chemotherapy, radiation, or both. Mom is going to listen to her own heart very carefully about what treatment path to take, and is very open to a variety of treatment types that have the potential to put the cancer in remission without inducing severe suffering and loss of quality of life.