What us a 2/3 cm rounded necrotic mass?
ive had a full hysterectomy on Monday an on my findings they have put the above
they have taken sentinel an pelvic lymph nodes bilateral for testing
also my
uterus cervix both tubes and ovaries and bladder peritoneum mass
ive been sent home with pain relief an blood thinner injections and I have my follow up appointment on April 24th to discuss out come off biopsy results
can you please shed some light on what any of this means please
Hi Tacky38
Welcome to the Online Community here at Macmillan. I hope you find it a helpful place to access support and ask questions. My name is Vanessa, and I am one of the cancer information nurses here at the Macmillan Cancer Support Line.
I can see you have joined our womb cancer forum and hope you are finding that a useful and supportive place.
I hope you are recovering well from your hysterectomy.
Findings from operations can be complex and only form part of your clinical picture. Here at Macmillan Cancer Support we do not have access to medical records and therefore can’t give personalised information.
In general, when the hospital teams talk about necrosis, they are referring to body tissue that has died. There may be various reasons for this including, lack of blood flow, infection and injury.
Your findings suggest that the mass removed contained dead tissue. This finding is not unusual.
You also mention that sentinel and pelvic nodes have been sent for testing. Sentinel nodes are the first set of lymph nodes to which cancer cells are most likely to spread from a cancer.
If the sentinel node is clear and no cancer is found, then additional treatment may not be required. If cancer is found in the sentinel node, then further treatment may be required, this may be chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of both.
Sometimes surgeons do remove additional lymph nodes as well as the sentinel node- it sounds like this was the case for you. All will be analysed for the presence of cancer cells.
At your next clinic appointment, you will normally have your results explained as well as an explanation of any additional treatment options.
Prior to this appointment it may be worth thinking about questions you may want to ask your hospital team. We always advise to write these questions down and take the list with you. Also, if someone can attend the appointment with you that’s often helpful as a lot of information may be given and its helpful to have someone else listening in case you miss anything.
Do take care of yourself in the meantime. Recovering from surgery will take time. Resting and eating healthily can help in your recovery.
We also have a range of services who can support you with how you may be feeling.
I hope you find this information helpful. You can also always call one of our nurses directly if you want to talk over your concerns or require any further support.
Take care
Vanessa G, Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
You can also speak with the Macmillan Support Line team of experts. Phone free on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or send us an email.
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