What does cervical carcinoma in situ mean?

Nowadays, many women have been diagnosed with cervical carcinoma in situ. This is like a downpour for patients. They feel like they are suffering from a terminal illness and are in constant fear all day long. So, what does cervical carcinoma in situ mean, and how should it be treated? The following web editor will give you some detailed information.

What does cervical carcinoma in situ mean?

The cancer that everyone usually talks about belongs to invasive cancer, but carcinoma in situ does not belong to invasive cancer. Modern science believes that carcinoma in situ is a precancerous change of invasive cancer. Let me explain it in detail below.

1. Carcinoma in situ is not cancer in the general sense. It is a tumor-like disease in epithelial cells. The degeneration of carcinoma in situ is developing towards cancer. If the neoplastic degeneration is not suppressed, the epithelial cell tissue will increase, which will become invasive cancer and the cancer we all know.

2. There are three stages in neoplastic disease, namely mild, mild-moderate and moderate-severe. The carcinoma in situ that occurs in patients belongs to the moderate to severe grade of neoplastic changes. Because it is confined to the epithelial cells, there is no invasion or migration. However, 70% to 80% of patients will develop invasive cancer. This makes carcinoma in situ the disease that is closest to cancer, and it is given great attention in medicine, so it is called carcinoma in situ.

Carcinoma in situ is likely to develop into cancer. Therefore, patients who have been diagnosed with carcinoma in situ must receive treatment promptly and must not delay. Otherwise, once the carcinoma in situ becomes invasive cancer, it will become real cancer.

What are the symptoms of cervical carcinoma in situ

Although cervical carcinoma in situ has the word "cancer" in its name, it is not true cancer. If the disease occurs and is treated in time, it is much easier to treat than cancer, and many patients can be cured.

1. Vaginal bleeding: Cervical carcinoma in situ can cause vaginal bleeding in women, especially in postmenopausal elderly people, so you should remain vigilant. The amount of vaginal bleeding varies. It is caused by the rupture of tumor blood vessels. If the bleeding is heavy and frequent, it is likely to cause anemia in the patient.

2. Increased female secretions: Many patients have experienced increased female secretions before vaginal bleeding. Initially, the secretions are odorless, but as the disease progresses, necrotic secretions may appear, mixed with blood, and the secretions at this time will have a foul smell. If the disease continues to spread, it will affect the uterine wall, which will cause the patient to experience symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, back pain, and fever.

If the above symptoms occur, you must not ignore it and go to the hospital for relevant examinations in time. If cervical cancer in situ can be treated and treated in time, there is a high probability of recovery.