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Is The Uterus Mass Cancer Or Not?
the gyn found a 5 centimeter mass in my mom s uterus. she s 66. She was sent for a ct scan which showed no infected lymph nodes with cancer. she had a CA 125 test done that came back normal and her pap came back good. could the mass be something other than cancer? wouldn t the Ct scan have shown if it was cancer? we re all a nervous wreck in waiting!thanks
Thu, 20 Nov 2014
Thanks for your question on HCM.
Since your mother's CA 125 is normal, PAP smear is normal and CT shows only mass without lymphnodes, I think it is benign tumour of uterus like fibroid, dermoid or lipoma.
But the 100% sure test to rule out cancer is biopsy and histopathological examination.
So to rule out malignancy and fear of cancer get done biopsy.
If this comes normal than no need to worry about cancer. You may have above mentioned benign tumours.
Since your mother's CA 125 is normal, PAP smear is normal and CT shows only mass without lymphnodes, I think it is benign tumour of uterus like fibroid, dermoid or lipoma.
But the 100% sure test to rule out cancer is biopsy and histopathological examination.
So to rule out malignancy and fear of cancer get done biopsy.
If this comes normal than no need to worry about cancer. You may have above mentioned benign tumours.
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