adenocarcinomia of cervix

sandi27 said:

Yes! I had adneocarcinoma of the cervix. After surgery it was found to be stage one. Have you been treated for it or are you newly diagnosed. You're right. It is rare. It was my understanding when I was researching it that it occurs mostly in women over the age of 45 and it is slow moving and highly invasive. I had it. I ended up having a hysterectomy. I did not need chemo or radiation, though. It was compact and relatively self contained in the cervix. When they removed my cervex, uterus and part of my vagina they got all of the cancer. Now the rate of recurrence is only, like, ten percent. Hope this helps you. All cases are different, though. I consider myself fairly lucky.

SusanW1006 said:

adenocarcinoma
I am 35yo just dx with invasive cervical adenocarcinoma. I am scheduled for radical hysterectomy but dr is not wanting to remove ovaries unless he has to. i want them out i dont care about menopause i just want to live for my children. Any advice I am scared and confused. I do my paps every year never any abnormals and now within 3 weeks of a routine exam i have cancer.

susan w

merlin311 said:

signet cell ring adenocarcinoma glandular cervical cancer
I have been unable to find out alot about my rare cancer, signet cell ring adenocarcinoma
glandular type of the cervix. My doctors told me this type of cancer was found in the colon, stomach or lungs. Stage 2 with lymph node involvement, had a radical hysterectomy with lymph node removal. Pet scan was good had not spread,had upper gi series and colonoscopy done,clean as a whistle, I didn't even have a polyp.I am 51 and had no symptoms
until I had a huge tumor and bleeding, evidently this type of cancer is hard to detect with a pap smear.
I just finished 28 treatments of radiation with chemo (cisplatin) once a week.
I have been sick the whole time during my treatment I couldn't have made it without my nausea pills and pain pills. The most sickness came the week after my treatment stopped!
I have had the diarhea, gi problems the whole time, but the bladder problems have been the worst. I cry everyday, My family tries to understand but they can't, I knew cancer was tough but I didn't know how tough until I was the one who had it. Im scared everyday of my life. To everyone out there going through this, just take one day at a time, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here yet so live for today!!

Sharondale said:

ADENOCARCINOMA - RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY
HI SUSAN - I HAD A RADICAL HYSTERECTOMY IN 2003 - MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE CERVIX. Took out everything possible - but I was 54 , so didn't want ovaries anyway. Hang in there. Even if the margins are clear after surgery, you might want to consider some additional treatment such as chemo to kill any wandering cells that escaped. I am on my 2nd recurrence right now (don't want to scare you more) but that might have been avoided if chemo had been offered after my first surgery.

I hope it goes well with you. Hope you have good family, friend and spiritual support during this journey.

Mine was also found during a routine pap. My Dr. was shocked - as was I.

gigi12 said:

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Hi, Sharondale, how are you doing?

I was wondering what stage you were at when the cancer was found? I know how shocking it is to find out about cancer. I'm currently going through PTSD therapy for some of the emotional issues that cropped up after diagnosis/during recovery from radical hysterectomy.

I didn't have my ovaries removed, but i was 1b. My doctors did not believe I needed further treatment. But your mention of the recurrence makes me wonder if i should have pushed for chemo.

I think it's good to be armed with knowledge! Where did the cancer recur? The HPV virus worries me, it's still in there, I assume. This is especially where I would like more answers from doctors. They are fairly vague.

I am also a journalist, so eventually I hope to write something informational for the newspaper I work for. It's taken me nine months to be in a strong enough spot emotionally to consider even looking at forums!

Hugs and positive thoughts to you!

sandi27 said:

Yes! I had adneocarcinoma of the cervix. After surgery it was found to be stage one. Have you been treated for it or are you newly diagnosed. You're right. It is rare. It was my understanding when I was researching it that it occurs mostly in women over the age of 45 and it is slow moving and highly invasive. I had it. I ended up having a hysterectomy. I did not need chemo or radiation, though. It was compact and relatively self contained in the cervix. When they removed my cervex, uterus and part of my vagina they got all of the cancer. Now the rate of recurrence is only, like, ten percent. Hope this helps you. All cases are different, though. I consider myself fairly lucky.