pap results related to cervical/ovarian cancer?

[caitlinxo]

Hi -  i was just wondering if anyone here has recieved abnormal cell results from a pap which resulted in cancer?  I just found out today I had abnormal cells and I'm curious/nervous as to what is going on.
Thanks

[Stace569]

I had mild dysplasia about a year ago. I recently had another pap that also came back showing mild dysplasia. My Dr performed a colposcopy and it came back showing high grade moderste dysplasia. He wants to do a Leep procedure to remove the abnormal cells. I was just wondering if it was normal for it to go from mild to moderate so quickly??

[caitlinxo]

okay, thanks!

[Paxbo]

Hello.

Immediate response to your question is no. But here is so more info...I recently had abnormal pap smear - atypical glandular cells. I had follow-up biosies in vagina, cervix and uterus. It turned out that I had severe dysplasia in cervix and cervical canal. Dysplasia is term for pre cancerous cells - but they are NOT invasive cancer. There are three levels - mild,moderate and severe - and sometimes a level in between and then cancer. I had a surgical cone biopsy to remove the pre cancerous cells - AND my gyno says this is almost always curative! (no more dysplaia and certainly no chance of it evolving into cancer).

Majority of abnormal paps turn out to be nothing - and in my case it was sorta something - but as long as we ladies continue to get frequent screening most cancers can be caught and prevented! (ovarian is trickier I guess)

(note I have already had once cancer - don't need another).

Best of luck to you and hope that everything works out.

[Tybear]

Hi there...actually abnormal cells are quite common with pap tests. You'll have to have some further testing by your doctor (if they feel it's necessary) to rule out cervical cancer. A pap test does not diagnose ovarian cancer.
Talk to your doctor and see what they feel needs to be done next...
take care!