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My mom has 6mm uterine polyp discovered today after little spotting. her age is 56. what is the % risk of cancer in numbers. she ll take it & test it?

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Dr. Alan Patterson answered

What did her gyn say: She needs it sampled and also the endometrium sampled that is not a polyp, she needs her doc to do a hysteroscopy and polyp removal and endometrial sampling I do almost all of mine in office odds are in her favor that it is not cancer but if could be precancerous so it needs to be removed.

Answered 5/9/2013

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A member asked:

My mom has 6mm uterine polyp discovered today after little spotting. her age is 56. what is the % risk of cancer in numbers. she ll take it & test it?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Alan Patterson answered

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