Help understanding test results

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Hopefulthinking
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Help understanding test results

Postby Hopefulthinking » Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:10 am

I had my first colonoscopy a few days ago. I had 1 polyp removed. The path report said hyperplastic polyp but went on to say, "sections of the "sigmoid" identify serrated colonic glands surfaced by cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and intracytoplasmic mucin"

I tried to reach my doctor for an explanation but I was unable to and now it is the weekend.

Can anyone tell me what all this means?

Thank you

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CRguy
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Re: Help understanding test results

Postby CRguy » Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:06 am

you should probably wait until the doc gets the official results from the pathologists.

What you posted is just part of the histopath description. The full report will also have a clinical "impression" comment appended to it
BUTT ..... many Docs won't want to talk until they get the full signed version from the pathologist who did the report and signs off on ... i.e. "authorizes" it.
JMO

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