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My mom has uterus polyp of 6mm and dr removed it and sent it for pathology. he said that from what he saw it is benign. can a dr tell this ? or not?

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Dr. Daniel Rychlik answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Polyp: The pathologist looks at the tissue under the microscope and determines if the cells are abnormal looking. This is the way polyps are diagnosed as benign or malignant.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/20/2015

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