Can an Abnormal Pap Smear develop into Cervical Cancer after Posted: 06-28-06 20:10pm
When I was 5 months pregnant with my
daughter I found out I had hpv. All the
sudden after that diagnosis I started
seeing the warts which I still have. My ob
doctor then told me I had abnormal cells.
They said it was just slightly abnormal. I
havnt been able to go back to get the
colposcopy done that they want me to have
because I have no insurance. Its been
about a year now. I will have insurance
next month and will get this taken care
of. My problem is im scared to death they
are going to tell me it grew into cervical
cancer and theres nothing I can do about
it now. Im scared to death and this is all
I think of. Is it possible it could have
turned into cancer and spread by now?
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Cancers Answer A1172 Posted: 08-08-07 07:11am
It depends on how “slightly abnormal”
your Pap-report was in order to estimate
cancer development of the cervix. An
abnormal cytological report from the
Pap-test includes terms such as: 1.
Atypical squamous cells (of undetermined
significance (ASC-US) and cannot exclude
HSIL (ASC-H)); 2. Low grade squamous
intraepithelial lesion (LSIL); 3. High
grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
(HSIL), and 4. Squamous cell carcinoma.
If I suppose if we translate “slightly
abnormal” to read, in fact, “low grade
squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)”
then there is only a small possibility for
transformation in to a cancer. I recommend
you follow up with another Pap-test and
colposcopy as soon as possible.
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