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Can Genital Warts And HPV In An Elderly Woman Cause Cancer?

Posted on Sat, 8 Oct 2016

Question: hello doctor, I am concerned .after years of no sex I have now got a genital wart and discovered I have hpv also inside the vagina they found a brown area so r doing a colposcopy. do you think I have cancer I am worried sick

sorry don't know how long I have to wait for answer only have online available phone no set up for this

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
As below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
Genital warts are benign in more than 90 percent cases.
So please don't worry or assume the worst.
What is your age ?
Is your pap smear done?
Let me know the doctors notes to know more about the brown area.
Relax.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Aarti Abraham (14 minutes later)

my age is 55 results from pap test not available yet the brown area was inside when she put the spectulum in she saw it on the left hand side also I have had pain in my left leg but put that down to my arthiritis

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
As below

Detailed Answer:
Well, based on the few details we have right now, it is difficult to say if this could be cancer.
There is a possibility, but then it might just be a flattened wart.
I need to have the Pap smear and colposcopy reports for reference to be able to comment better.
I would ask you to relax until they do a biopsy and you know the results.
Take care, dear.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Priyanka G Raj