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For a cancer screening sigmoidoscopy, an abnormal result involves one or more noncancerous or precancerous polyps or tumors. Patients showing polyps have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer in the future.
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Cancer is a disease that results from what cell growth?
true
What is the medical term meaning condition that results from abnormal cell division?
cancer
What are unexpected results of a mastectomy?
Abnormal results of a mastectomy include the incomplete removal of the breast cancer or a recurrence of the cancer and long-lasting (chronic) pain or impairment that does not improve after several months of physical therapy.
Why is sigmoidoscopy used?
Sigmoidoscopy is used most often in screening for colorectal cancer or to determine the cause of rectal bleeding. It is also used for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease and other benign diseases of the lower intestine.
What are abnormal results of an endoscopy?
cancerous or benign masses or lesions. Abnormal findings include tumors or cysts, infections (such as pelvic inflammatory disease), cirrhosis, endometriosis, fibroid tumors, or an accumulation of fluid
What abnormal results can be detected by a mediastinoscopy?
Abnormal findings may indicate lung cancer, tuberculosis, the spread of disease from one body part to another, sarcoidosis, lymphoma (abnormalities in the lymph tissues), and Hodgkin's disease.
What are normal results for a sigmoidoscopy?
A normal exam shows a smooth bowel wall with no evidence of inflammation, polyps or tumors.
Can you have a sigmoidoscopy with a period?
I am due my period. Can you have a sigmoidoscopy with a period?
What are abnormal results of a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography?
Abnormal results for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography are enlargement of bile ducts.
Been called back after treatment for abnormal cell results on a cervical smear Doctor says he is unsure of where cells have come from patient has had breast cancer treatment what does this mean?
Abnormal cells from other organs don't usually present themselves in a PAP test. But they can. If patient has abnormal cells on PAP test and has history of breast cancer, a pathologist can determine if cells are cervical cells or breast cells. If breast cancer has migrated to cervix, this means the staging of breast cancer would increase. Most likely this isn't the case, and the abnormal cells are cervical related.
What is the abnormal development or growth of cells?
Dysplasia - is abnormal tissue development.
What characteristics does an abnormal eye and orbit ultrasound have?
Abnormal results fall into the following categories: benign fibrous nodule, complex cyst, suspicious lesion, and lesion highly suggestive of cancer. In cases where ultrasound shows the presence of a complex cyst or.
