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I was diagnosed with carcinoma en citu after i delivered my 3rd child and I was wondering if that was actual Cervical Cancer....Thanks soo much
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Is Carcinoma en Citu the same as Cervical Cancer???
- By bigredsteph0109
- Posted October 1, 2009 at 11:52 pm · 6 replies
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- By PJ2
- Posted October 2, 2009 at 12:01 pm
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Actually, it is considered a pre-cancer. I know, it is confusing, as most other cancers would state that carcinoma in situ is cancer, but for cervical cancer it means you are not quite there.
The good news, is that depending on what type of cancer it is, HSIL or AIS, you have treatment options, whereas, if you reach Stage 1A or 1B, the game plan changes a bit.
Do you know yet if you have adenocarcinoma or squamous cell precancer?
- By bigredsteph0109
- Posted October 2, 2009 at 2:22 pm
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Well I was diagnosed with carcinoma en situ by a colpo with a biopsy in august 08 and was suppose to have the LEEP procedure done by the end of august but my insurance was stalling. So i didn't have it done and then i got my insurance back in december and scheduled it for jan 7th. Well i found out i was pregnant on jan 5th and they did another colpo in januaury and the dr said that there was absolutely NOTHING on my cervix anymore. Like it was never there in the first place. Is it possible for it to come back? I was told it was cancer..like serious cancer....
- By flowershoplady
- Posted October 2, 2009 at 4:25 pm
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as pj posted, carcinoma in situ is considered dysplasia by most gynecologic oncologists, and considered stage 0 cancer by others. most people don't give it a chance to see if it progresses or goes away by itself, but perhaps it has cleared for you. it's not 'invasive' and thus didn't penetrate or spread further when at the CIS level. perhaps you should take a look at your medical records to better determine and understand what your previous tests indicated, and you may want to see a gynecologic oncologist to be sure nothing is being missed. let us know how you're doing!
- By pkfoxx
- Posted October 2, 2009 at 8:54 pm
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I highly recommend a book called What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About HPV and Abnormal Pap Smears by Joel Palefsky, M.D.
It is outstanding and a must for everyone in our shoes. BUY IT - or at least check out from the library.
Yes, it can unfortunately absolutely come back. I don't want to burst your bubble but I had ASC-H, then 2 clean colpos in a row, then only 6 months later had a LSIL Pap Smear (CIN1) so it not only came back quickly, it came back worse.
Read that book and arm yourself. All the best.
- By Faith2
- Posted October 4, 2009 at 1:03 am
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Carcinoma in situ is cancer in place - and oncologists do not consider this 'cancer' since there is no frank invasion. There is a small window when severe dysplasia becomes carcinoma in situ which then can progress to invasive cancer if left untreated. The thinking has been that whether the diagnosis is severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ, either way the likelihood of progression is there and treatment is basically the same, thus the lumping of the two. It can also be difficult to differentiate severe dysplasia & CIS from smears on a slide, which also contributes toward the reasoning to lump the two together.
- By corellin
- Posted October 4, 2009 at 2:15 am
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Hi PKFoxx -- ASC-H is worse than LSIL. ASC-H -- means ascus, can't rule out high grade. Paps & colpos aren't that accurate so you may have the exact same level of disease, but it's just being picked up differently each time. The most sensitive way to tell if you have a problem is an HPV test, and if you consistently test positive for high risk HPV, regardless of pap or colpo results, then you likely have a problem. My sister has been persistently positive for HPV31 over many years now and has fluctuated through many grades of paps & biopsies -- ascus (mainly) then CIN2 then normal then ascus, then CIN3 after her recent pregnancy.
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