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Re: [Birth Control] ADENOCARCINOMA & CHRONIC ENDOCERVICITIS

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 08:28:08 -0600 (CST)

At Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Leena wrote: >
>Hello Doctor,
>
>My friend was recently diagnosed with adenocarcinoma endometrium. Her
>cancer is in Stage I and she is currently being treated for that. My
>questions is that the report also shows that she has chronic
>endocervicitis, was this caused by the adenocarcinoma or was there
>another cause such as STD? Does she need to be treated specifically for
>this? Does her husband need treatment for this too since I read
>somewhere that this is contagious and harmful? If endocervicitis was not
>caused by STD, and is caused by adenocarcinoma then does that mean that
>this was still caused by the same bacteria (chlamydia trachomatis)? If
>so then does she and her husband still need treatment for this?
>
>Kindly advise about this matter.
>
>Thank you very much
>
>--
>Leena
>

Leena

I would not worry about that diagnosis. I would venture to bet that a pathologist will read that into almost every hysterectomy specimen he sees. It is very nonspecific and not to cause any worry 

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.


*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.


*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.



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