Teenager is shocked when scans reveal a 2 STONE cyst growing on her ovary

August 1, 2016

Bethany Lane, 16, noticed her stomach swelling at Christmas last year
Collapsed with agonising stabbing pains and was taken to hospital
Tests revealed a 35cm cyst on her ovary filled with 10 litres of fluid
Doctors operated to remove it as it could have killed her if it burst

Madlen Davies for MailOnline

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08:52 EST, 1 August 2016

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A teenager was horrified to discover she had a cyst the size of a basketball growing on one of her ovaries.

Bethany Lane’s stomach began to grow and she developed agonising stabbing pains in her size.

Test revealed the 16-year-old had a 35cm long cyst on her left ovary – which soon grew at an alarming rate.

Doctors said it was filled with ten litres of poisonous fluid which could kill her if it burst.

She was quickly rushed for surgery to have the cyst removed – waking up two stone lighter after the operation.

Bethany Lane suffered stomach pains and swelling in her stomach and was horrified to discover she had a huge cyst on her left ovary

Scans revealed Miss Lane had a 35cm growth on her ovary – which contained 10 litres of poisonous fluid which could have killed her if it burst. She had keyhole surgery to remove the cyst and was left with three scars

Miss Lane, of Middlesbrough, said: ‘I had keyhole surgery to have the cyst removed and only got left with three tiny scars.

‘I’m amazed by the results and people should know how amazing doctors are these days.

‘I couldn’t have asked for better doctors, nurses and staff on the ward.’

Miss Lane, who left school in June and hopes to get a job in childcare, said her stomach started to swell before Christmas.

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Soon afterwards, she was visiting someone in hospital when she collapsed.

Tests revealed a cyst on her left ovary – which was 35cm long, 28cm wide and 24cm deep.

Miss Lane said: ‘It really started to hurt, like someone was stabbing me on my left side.

‘It got so big, it started pressing on the tube between my kidneys and bladder, so one of my kidneys started to fail.

‘And if it had popped, I could have died.’

She had key hole surgery at James Cook University Hospital on June 14 to remove the growth.

After her operation, Miss Lane woke up two stone lighter. Pictured with her mother Sharon, she said: ‘Doctors said they’d never seen a cyst as big in someone my age’

After her operation, she lost nearly two stone in a single stroke and has recovered quickly.

She said: ‘They said they’d never seen a cyst as big in someone my age.

‘They also told me it might take two weeks before I could walk properly but they did such a good job, it only took two days.

‘I’m just so grateful. Hospitals sometimes get criticised but I can’t thank them enough.’

Consultant Dr Suzie Peatman said: ‘Removing Bethany’s cyst took a lot of work from a lot of people to get right. It was an excellent team effort.

‘We are really happy she’s recovering so well.

‘I would advise any woman concerned about any unusual symptoms to contact their GP.’