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Would gynaecologic ultrasound be able to detect everything? would it detect cancer?
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Definitely NOT.: A sonogram is more of a 'screening' tool, it will show changes that may be suggestive of a cancer, but in order to detect cancer some form of tissue sampling is required, (endometrial biopsy, or surgical removal of an organ for the pathologists to evaluate- before a cancer can be definitely diagnosed).
Answered 5/25/2013
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