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What Does Presence Of Foci During A Pelvic Exam Indicate?

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Posted on Wed, 13 Jan 2016
Question: if a an OBGYN/ONCOLOGYST says he sees "foci" in you when he is doing just a visual pelvic exam but he says you don't have cancer, what does that mean?
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Answered by Dr. Richa Agarwal (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
foci means different groups of cervical cell from normal cervical cell.

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am,
Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care.
I have gone through your history and understand your concerns.
Foci means group of different cervical cells from normal cervical cell but they are not canerous in your case because you had LEEP procedure in the past and biopsy was done and pap smear results was negative.
That's why your doctor said you had foci but no cancer.
Hope found useful, feel free to discuss more information.
Good luck.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Dr. Richa Agarwal

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What Does Presence Of Foci During A Pelvic Exam Indicate?

Brief Answer: foci means different groups of cervical cell from normal cervical cell. Detailed Answer: Hello ma'am, Thanks for trusting hcm about your health care. I have gone through your history and understand your concerns. Foci means group of different cervical cells from normal cervical cell but they are not canerous in your case because you had LEEP procedure in the past and biopsy was done and pap smear results was negative. That's why your doctor said you had foci but no cancer. Hope found useful, feel free to discuss more information. Good luck. Regards