What is a cervical lesion?

Question

I am 22 and had a baby 8 months ago. I had a pap smear after I had him and it showed up abnormal. They said something about a lesion I thought they were BSing me and trying to get me to come back in there. I am experiencing pain in my side , painful intercourse, one lengthened period, profuse sweating, weight loss and I 'm not trying to lose weight.What is a cervical lesion? Doesn't it take a while for cancer to develope?Is it possible to have cervical cancer early in life?

Answer 1

Unfortunately, 'lesion' is just medical-speak for 'injury'. Saying you have a cervical lesion is just a fancy way of saying that something is wrong there and they don't know exactly what it is.

And it seems to me that you've come to the same conclusion - there is something wrong.

It may be cancer. It may just be cervical warts. I'd guess the most likely cause is just some lingering damage from childbirth (sometimes there's tearing that goes on and doesn't heal much without some help).

Go have it checked out. You've got little to lose, other than your pain, and if it's cancer the sooner you find out the better!

Answer 2

They would NEVER bs you to try to get you to come back in. You need to return to the doctors immediately and allow them to take a full biopsy immediately.

A lesion could be caused by a number of things, all of which could cause the symptoms you're experiencing. Did they also test for STD's and HPV during your check-up and what were the results of those tests?

You would be quite young to develop cervical cancer, and you would probably have to have one of the strains of HPV that causes it, but you obviously have something that requires medical attention and immediately. Don't wait. This is serious.

Answer 3

Lesions are often caused by trauma to the cervix due to pregnancy, labor and delivery. Most of them are found to be benign (non cancerous). If you have HPV there is a higher risk the lesion could be cancerous. A biopsy is recommended to find out whether it is malignant or benign. The ployps can be removed by a cone byposy, LEEP, or cryosurgery. Early detection and removal can prevent cancer.

Answer 4

Definition of Lesion

Lesion: Pronounced "lee-sion" with the emphasis on the "lee," a lesion can be almost any abnormality involving any tissue or organ due to any disease or any injury.

There are, not surprisingly, many types of lesions. There are also a number of different ways of classifying and naming lesions. Lesions can, for instance, be categorized according to whether or not they are caused by cancer. A benign lesion is non-cancerous whereas a malignant lesion is cancerous. For example, a biopsy of a skin lesion may prove it to be benign or malignant, or evolving into a malignant lesion (called a premalignant lesion).

Lesions can be defined according to the patterns they form. For example, a bull's-eye or target lesion is one that looks like the bull's eye on a target. (In an X-ray of the duodenum, a bull's-eye lesion can represent a tumor with an ulcer (crater) in the center.) A coin lesion is a round shadow resembling a coin on a chest X-ray. It, too, is usually due to a tumor.

Lesions can be named for persons who first described them. For instance, a Ghon lesion (or Ghon focus) is the scar-like "signature" in the lungs of adults left by tuberculosis in childhood.

Lesions can also be categorized by their size. A gross lesion is one that can be seen with the naked eye. A microscopic or histologic lesion requires the magnification of a microscope to be seen. The basis of sickle cell disease is a molecular lesion, one that is not even visible with a microscope but is only detectable on the molecular (protein or DNA) level.

Location is another basis for naming lesions. In neurology, a central lesion involves the brain or spinal cord, i.e., the central nervous system. A peripheral lesion involves the nerves away from the spinal cord and does not involve the central nervous system.

There is a virtually endless assortment of lesions in medicine: primary lesions, secondary lesions, impaction lesions, indiscriminate lesions, irritative lesions, etc. Many are named for people including the Armanni-Ebstein lesion, a Bankart lesion, a Blumenthal lesion, and so on.

The word "lesion" comes from the Latin noun "laesio" meaning "an attack or injury" which is related in Latin to the verb "laedere" = "to hurt, strike or wound."

Answer 5

A lesion is a sore. Go have another pap smear. If a smear shows up abnormal, there is a reason for it. Good luck.

Answer 6

I typed cervical lesion into yahoo because I didn't no what it was.
Here's a website below that I found but I don't no if it's right sorry.
Hope it helps and good luck.

Answer 7

I'm not entirely sure I think those show up when Cervical Cancer is developing.