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Could Growing Polyp Be Cancerous?

Hi,
I am a 43 year old mother of 5. A month ago I had severe bleeding for 15 days. I went to the Gyn . and she did a pap, it came back normal. So she did an ultasound which showed 14mm lining. She re-examined me a saw a hugh polp. Could this be cancer since it is growing so rapidly? My insurance is fighting the procedure saying this might be a pre=exsisitng condition. I am not sure how to get treated in this situation.
Mon, 27 Apr 2015
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your situation and problem.
Cancerous polyps don't grow faster.
And they are having symptoms like bleeding, pain, pus discharge etc. You are also having negative pap smear.
So possibility of malignant polyp is less in your case.
But the 100% confirmatory test is biopsy and histopathological examination.
So better to consult gynecologist again and get done excision biopsy of the polyp and send for histopathological examination to confirm the diagnosis.
Possibility of malignant polyp is less likely.
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Could Growing Polyp Be Cancerous?

Thanks for your question on HCM. I can understand your situation and problem. Cancerous polyps don t grow faster. And they are having symptoms like bleeding, pain, pus discharge etc. You are also having negative pap smear. So possibility of malignant polyp is less in your case. But the 100% confirmatory test is biopsy and histopathological examination. So better to consult gynecologist again and get done excision biopsy of the polyp and send for histopathological examination to confirm the diagnosis. Possibility of malignant polyp is less likely.