This is a PowerPoint presentation on Ovarian Cancer that was completed in my medical coding course this semester. We were to code all diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures that we shared.

1. Ovarian Cancer (183.0)
“The Silent Killer”
By Melodee Rincon

2. Signs and Symptoms
 Bloating (787.3)
 Pelvic or abdominal pain (789.0)
 Feeling full quickly (780.94)
 Urinary symptoms such as urgency or frequency (788.41, 788.63)
 Fatigue (780.79)
 Upset stomach (536.8)
 Back pain (724.5)
 Pain during sex (625.0)
 Constipation (564.00)
 Menstrual Changes (626.9)
 Abdominal swelling with weight loss (789.30, 783.21)

3. Physician/Specialist
 Gynecologic oncologist
 Medical oncologist
 Surgical oncologist
 Radiation Oncologist
 OB/GYN

4. Causes of Ovarian Cancer
 UNKNOWN! Instead, we can look at the following risk factors:
 Age
 Obesity
 Reproductive history
 Birth control
 Gynecologic surgery
 Fertility drugs
 Androgens
 Estrogen therapy and hormone therapy
 Family history of ovarian, breast and colorectal cancer

5. Treatment
 Surgery
 Salpingo-oophorectomy (58943)
 Hysterectomy (58150)
 Lymph node dissection (38542)
 Omentectomy (58950)
 Cytoreductive/debulking surgery (58953)
 Chemotherapy (96413)
 Hormone therapy (83727)
 Radiation therapy (77418)

6. Prevention
 Oral contraceptives (V25.01)
 Gynecologic surgery
Tubal ligation (58600)
Hysterectomy (58150)
 Genetic testing/counseling for BRCA mutation (81211)

7. Well-Known Person with Ovarian Cancer
 Symptoms present for months
 Diagnosed in October 2013
 Debulking surgery
 Cancer returned in January
 Metastasized to lungs/stomach
 Passed away two weeks later