Lump On Cervix, Pap Smear. How Dangerous?

Posted on Tue, 27 Mar 2012

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Question : My fiance had a Pap smear today and a lump the size of a dime was found on her cervix. I need a straight answer here. How bad is this? I cant find any good info on this and I'm scared.

Answered by Dr. Indranil Ghosh (4 hours later)

Lump in cervix may be benign (not of major concern, like polyp) or cancerous or cancer-in-situ (nascent stage for cancer). The appearance of the lump says a lot. For example, a smooth soft swelling may be a polyp, whereas an irregular friable thing is more suggestive of cancer.

I need to know the age of your fiancée because in young women it is more often benign.

I am sure that if the physician suspected anything serious he/she must have done a biopsy for confirmation. It would provide answer to your questions.

If you could send me further details about the lump then I may be able to guide you better.

Best wishes,

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