Hysterectomy for uterine cancer
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I do not want to play roulette. If doc thinks it is cancer, I want it out. Short of the hysterectomy, any options? .
He says I definitely have cancer and a hysterectomy is the only way to make sure we have it. I am wondering why a hysterectomy is advised based on negative biopsies. Kaiser is my provider. Do their surgeons get paid additional for surgeries?
Many years ago I had an abnormal pap smear and when a simple, in-office uterine biopsy came back negative, I was cleared of cancer.
How can my cancer travel to the uterus without passing through the tubes? Is it ovarian cancer or uterine? I am scheduled for a hysterectomy next week and my doctor says only the second biopsy would tell. Anyone else who has seen this before? I really want to keep my system - I am 30.
I believe he does want to do a complete hysterectomy though he did not explain it very well. I see him tomorrow for the uterine biopsy. Are there any questions you feel are important to ask? I really appreciate your time and help.
I recently had a D& C which showed endometrial cancer. Then had a hysterectomy which was supposed to be the end of it. Lymph nodes, tubes, ovaries all clear but because malig. cells showed up in pertoneal wash, I was upgraded to IIIA Grade 1.. What can I expect from here? Have an appt with gyn/onc at the end of the month, but my reg. gyn could/would not tell me what to expect.
Are you saying your history of ovarian cysts puts you at risk for uterine cancer? Do you have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and miss a lot of periods? Other than that, I have not heard of ovarian cysts increasing risk of uterine cancer (or ovarian cancer). Have you tried birth control pills to try to prevent the cysts and regulate your cycles?
I am 2 years postmenopause. FSH=142. Never had any gyno problems/issues for 23 years. No problems with menopause. No hormones ever taken. In great physical shape, health, etc. Recently started spotting with cramps and breast tenderness. Had biopsy. Diagnosis: Disordered proliferative endometrium with no evidence of malignancy identified. Pelvic ultrasound showed an endometrial stripe of 6.3mm with fluid in cavity and tiny subendometrial cysts suggesting possible adenomyosis.
I have taken tomaxifen for two-years and I am facing the possibility of uterine cancer. I have an abnorman growth in my uteris. I am having a hysterectomy in the future,five days. the doctor does not know if the growth is cancer or other things. somehow I would like some advise as what to expect.
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If you do not have a family history / predisposition for ovarian cancer then your risk for ovarian cancer is very low. In the U.S., a woman's LIFETIME risk of ovarian cancer is less than 2%. Since the ovaries are ESSENTIAL for lifelong health (they produce hormones at least until age 80), you do not want them removed unless it is necessary. Their removal is associated with numerous increased health risks, two of which are heart disease and osteoporosis.
By the way, if the cyst is benign, you could be a candidate for a supracervical laparoscopic hysterectomy, or a laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy with removal of ovary(s).
I'm sure that you don't want more surgery, but you even more don't want more cancer!
Good luck!
She is 52 years and has never had children and our family has no history going back at least 3 generations for either breast cancer or any cancer involving female reproductive organs
What I know is that she is going to a gynegology oncologist tomorrow; she has one "cyst" on each ovary; she has had a pelvic exam and an ultrasound, which I presume found or confirmed the ovarian cyst, and has a fibroid in the uterine wall (apparently this existed for a while)...
Would you go through with a partial hysterectomy for spotting all throughout the month or would you do a uterine biopsy first to rule out cancer then just deal with the bleeding and heavy periods?
t see a forum for uterine cancer (is there one), and I am posting for my mother. My mother, who is 64, had been experiencing some light postmenapausal bleeding in late February, that was the only time this happened. She immediately made an appointment with her doctor and they performed a D&C this week. In the D&C, the doctor said that he found a polyp (which he removed), and he said he found something that he has never seen before in his entire career (almost 30 years)....
I am 54 years old and had breast cancer 3 years ago. After cut off the lump in the breast and some lymph, I didn't do the chemotherapy, and only take the radiotherapy of both breasts. Since then I didn't take any medicine due to my doctor. Howerer, I do have uterine bleeding about twice or three times a month and anemia, I took it as menopausal symptoms carelessly.
4cm which makes you low risk for endometrial hyperplasia and uterine / endometrial cancer. And just to help ease your mind, if you would have abnormal cells (endometrial hyperplasia), it can take years for it to develop into cancer.
As far as the fibroids, they are extremely common and typically do not require any intervention. And yours are tiny so I wouldn't see why they would need to be addressed.
Did you end up having the endometrial biopsy?
I was diagnosed in late 2004 and had my hysterectomy in January 2005 for Endometrial Cancer I had everything out bar for one ovary, which at the time everyone was realy comfortable with (gyn/onc included) due to the fact that the pathology was so good.
Do you mean an 18mm thickening of your uterine lining? That would make more sense. When post-menopausal women have a thickened lining, doctors typically want to do an endometrial biopsy to check for "abnormal" cells - hyperplasia or cancer. This is an in office procedure that takes some tissue from the uterine lining and sends it to pathology for biopsy.
thanks for the input!!! Mom had uterine cancer and later, lung cancer... she died from it. Father is in stage IV colon cancer. My mom's brothers, my grandma and her sisters all had cancer they died from. My cousins (on my mom's side) had lung cancer (died at 43) and ovarian cancer (in remission). I had dysplasia at 18, bad last 3 paps and precancerous areas on vulva.
and some other countries (only 2% are done for cancer in the U.S.) so you really have to research and advocate for yourself to get organ-sparing treatment. I have read that fibroids under 4cm can be removed via hysteroscopy and larger ones via myomectomy preserving the uterus and its non-reproductive functions...that is if you have a surgeon with these skills and good ethics.
I am also an oral cancer survivor. I am also on orthocyclene because I can not have any more children for a few years. Now to the questions: Back in early May I went to my yearly check-up and my OBGYN told me my uterus was enlarged. Imagine the look one face having already gone through cancer. I had an u/s, and he did not see any fibroids and thought I just had a polyp. This past Friday I had hysteroscopy and a D and C. A first for me. Anyway, may husband told my the Dr.
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