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me asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsCancer · 1 decade ago

can you still have uterine cancer if your ultrasound didn't show anything??

I went to see my gyno and I only have my uterus and cervix! I have been haing abnormal bleeding and I am in pain! He did a biopsy the results come monday! His look on his face wasn't good! I had my ultrasound done they did it vaginaly and the prboe hurt so bad. So they did it with the gel on my tummy!They didn't see any cysts or anyting on my uterus! I also found out that I have a cyst on my pitutatary glad! Yeah I am a mess!

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  • Panda
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Yes, you could still have uterine cancer. If it has not been ruled out you may need to have more tests.

    Diagnostic testing is only one tool used to locate cancer. Different types of diagnostic tools work better on some cancers than on others. Size of the tumors may also factor in. Very small nodules and tumors can be almost impossible to detect.

    I am not sure which diagnostic tool is best used for uterine cancer, probably a CT (Computed Tomography) . . is that what you had? But, even a CT may not pick up all cancer.

    Computed Tomography

    http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bodyct...

    Another diagnostic test used to detect cancer is a PET scan (Positron emission tomography)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission_tom...

    Once its established that you have a cancer the PET scan is helpful in keeping track of it during treatments. Its often used in combination with the CT to give a clearer picture of what is going on inside the body.

    Another useful diagnostic test is the MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) which can provide more detail in specific locations, such as the liver or an extremity.

    MRI

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRI

    Good luck with your results on Monday.

    My son has a rare sarcoma in the abdomen. It predominately strikes boys and young adults, but when on occasion a female has it than it presents as uterine sarcoma. My son had an MRI on his liver last week that showed a spot, at first we feared more cancer but the oncologist finally confirmed that he just had a fluid filled cyst.

    So, think positive! Be strong.

    Source(s): Experience. Teen son diagnosed with stage IV abdominal sarcoma.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Quite possibily you can have UTERINE CANCER and the symptoms tell that. Ultrasound may not give the correct picture always and some cancers go undetected by Ultrasound.

    I think your Doctor should have done a CYSTOSCOPY. It is done to diagnose urethral cancer, a physician will examine the patient physically for any lumps. A urinalysis may also be done to check for the microscopic presence of blood and to check for infection. Patients may need to have a cystoscopy, which will allow the physician to see inside the urethra. In adults, the procedure is usually done under local anesthesia, which means that the area around the urethral opening is injected with an anesthetic. The cystoscope, which is a long, flexible tube made of plastic or metal, is inserted through the urethra. The tube has a lens and a fiberoptic light that allows the physician to examine the area through a scope.

    A CT Scan may also tell you the exact position.

    You say your doctor has done a biopsy. Please wait for the biopsy result. On getting the result further course of treatments can be done, and if need be please consult a Surgical oncologist to have them.

    Anyway you should not leave it untreated as CANCER IS STILL AN ENIGMA. At the same time please donot loose heart and by sheer willpower you can overcome the situation and be alright. Best of luck..

  • 1 decade ago

    Try Vitamin C therapy. A few years ago a cancer researcher came out with a paper saying that the best cancer and infection fighter as yet found was Interferon, but, at the time, it cost $15,000 a gram. The good part was that Interferon was a product of the natural breakdown of Vitamin C in your system. Shortly after that paper came out the FDA tried to make Vit C by prescription only. Guess why? The FDA says that the RDA for Vit C is 64 mg a day, just enough to prevent scurvy. Linus Pauling, who got a Nobel Prize for his work with Vit C and a second Nobel Prize for organic chemistry, said 1000 mg a day as a minimum and 2000 mg a day if you are sick. On a personal note, I was sick twice a year, for 2 weeks at a time, for 20 years, and was flat on my back for at least a week each time. To this day the doctors have no idea what the problem was. After I gave up on the doctors I tried Vit C. I took enough to keep from being sick and just below too much to get diarrhea. It followed a bell curve over 2 weeks with a peak at 40,000 mg a day – about 300,000 over the 2 weeks. I was not sick for those 2 weeks and after a couple of years of that I have not been sick since. I did not dissolve my kidneys, as some doctors said would happen. I did not get any calcium build up or stones and did not dissolve my cones or solidify my joints. Try it, but drink a lot of water – Vit C is a natural diuretic.

  • Erika
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I kinda understand what you're dealing with...nicely very just about. final February i grew to become into clinically determined with degree 2 ovarian maximum cancers...i grew to become into fifteen on the time. It grew to become into extraordinarily frightening and actually painful. After a jointly as in the scientific institution I have been given my left ovary and left fallopian tube bumped off. i did no longer could do chemo the two. So I in basic terms want you to understand that issues will artwork out ok. it may appear as if the international is ending yet you will pull by way of I promise. you are able to digital mail me in case you ever decide to talk.

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