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When a doctor sends you straight to a specialist for a biopsy rather than doing it himself during cystoscopy, is this normal? or an indicator he thinks the mass found was cancer? is this a normal practice since hes not a urologist?

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Dr. Anne Bosshardt answered

See bwlow: Hard to know what he was thinking - does not mean it is cancer -followup with the urologist -good luck

Answered 6/12/2020

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A member asked:

When a doctor sends you straight to a specialist for a biopsy rather than doing it himself during cystoscopy, is this normal? or an indicator he thinks the mass found was cancer? is this a normal practice since hes not a urologist?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Anne Bosshardt answered

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