Carcinoma in-situ of the cervix is the earliest form of cervical cancer, and means that the cancer cells have not yet invaded into the deeper tissues of the cervix. Therefore, the risk of these cancer cells spreading to other areas of your body is extremely low.
If the area in situ cancer was completely removed by the colposcopy, then you may not need any further surgery. However, if the margins of the colposcopy specimen were positive, then you may require additional surgical treatment to completely remove the abnormal cells from your cervix.
Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS
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