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If No Polyps Or Fibroids Are Found, Does That Mean That I Ruled Out Cancer Or Pre-cancer?
I am a 64 year old female...I have been having sever pelvic pressure, and pain...no blood that I can see...had a pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound....dr said I had 10mm endometrial/uterine thickness..had hysteroscopy and d and c yesterday as outpatient....since i was still in recovery..the dr came out and told my sister ..she didn t find anything, no polyps or fibroids...I imagine she took a biopsy of the lining ...if there is no polyp or fibroid that you can see, does that rule out cancer or pre cancer..if there are no polyps do they still take biopsy of the lining...if she didn t see anything, can i be sure I am ok..then why is the thickness 10mm for someone my age...have appt to see her in 2 weeks
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
Exclusion of polyp or fibroids does NOT rule out cancer.
Risk of Endometrial thickening (called Endometrial hyperplasia) progressing to cancer is around 5% or less.
Biopsy of the endometrium is always taken in suspected cases. Its report will conclusively rule out/detect cancerous changes, if any.
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Thanks for your query.
Exclusion of polyp or fibroids does NOT rule out cancer.
Risk of Endometrial thickening (called Endometrial hyperplasia) progressing to cancer is around 5% or less.
Biopsy of the endometrium is always taken in suspected cases. Its report will conclusively rule out/detect cancerous changes, if any.
If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating) to my answer, to ENCOURAGE ALL doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.
Fond regards,
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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