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What Is The Difference Between A Uterine Fibroid And A Polyp?
Hello there – Thank you so much for your time. My question is, how can a radiologist reading an ultrasound tell the difference in the uterus between a fibroid and a polyp? The radiologist who read my US wrote on the report that a 8x5x6 mm “probable” polyp reported five years ago cannot be clearly visualized or measured now because of my 14 mm lining thickness. I am curious why he or the previous radiologist think it’s a polyp and not a fibroid. I understand that polyps especially may regress on their own. He does report the “suggested area” of the polyp only, which is 17x8x16 mm, but I’m not taking that to indicate its actual dimensions.
Hi, I think a fibroid will be intramural, submucosal or subserous. That means it will be embedded in uterine wall. But a polyp will be seen protruding into the uterine cavity. A pedicle connecting the growth to the uterine wall may need seen. So, a polyp can be expelled by itself and may disappear over years.
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What Is The Difference Between A Uterine Fibroid And A Polyp?
Hi, I think a fibroid will be intramural, submucosal or subserous. That means it will be embedded in uterine wall. But a polyp will be seen protruding into the uterine cavity. A pedicle connecting the growth to the uterine wall may need seen. So, a polyp can be expelled by itself and may disappear over years.