Florescent bony/hard mass found during D&C...could it be cancer?

[Touchdown99]

Hi everyone, I hope I am posting this in the right forum, I didn't see a forum for uterine cancer (is there one), and I am posting for my mother. My mother, who is 64, had been experiencing some light postmenapausal bleeding in late February, that was the only time this happened. She immediately made an appointment with her doctor and they performed a D&C this week. In the D&C, the doctor said that he found a polyp (which he removed), and he said he found something that he has never seen before in his entire career (almost 30 years)....he said it was a mass that appeared to be "like a bone" and was shiny and hard and appeared "florescent". He was completely baffled and was only able to remove a small part of it to be tested for cancer. We should know the results in a couple of weeks. Of course our family is very worried. He said Mom would have to have a hysterectomy either way, whether it is just a really strange calcium deposit or whether it is cancer or something else. Any thoughts on what this strange mass could be or any thoughts from anyone in general who has any experiences or knowledge or insight? Or is there a different place on MedHelp that should also post this? Thanks and have a wonderful morning.

P.S.: If it is in fact cancer, does a hysterectomy usually take care of the problem, or is something like this even curable at all?

[dian07]

There are so many situations that are  benign....non cancerous.    Sounds like a teratoma.....they can contain cells from hair , teeth, bone......generally benign.
Hopefully this is what you are dealing with.
Try not to borrow trouble.  Please let us know what you are dealing with.
Our very best to your mom.
Peace.
dian

[Touchdown99]

Thanks everyone. My Mom's appointment is late next week and this is all we can think about. I'm not sure why the Dr would say "I've never seen anything like this in my 27 year career". Why even make a statement like that, that you know is going to worry people. He took a tissue issue of this strange mass to be tested, and he took a sample to send to another gynecologist in a larger city, who he said would do the hysterectomy if it is cancerous. That makes me think that he thinks it is indeed cancer. He said that he wouldnt rule out a strange calcium deposit but he had never seen anything like this before. How in the world could it be florescent? Is that even possible? He also said it was shiny and smooth like a bone (not necessarily bony I don't guess but shiny and smooth like a bone). My fear is that it's a rare type of cancer (papillary serous maybe?) that they won't able to able to get rid off. But this postmenapausal bleeding which only occured once, was the only symptom my mother had; and she made a gynecologist appointment immediately. Could this mean it's only in the early stages?

[nyc lady]

I can only imagine what you and your family are going through....I wish I had info that I could share with you.  I know nothing about uterine cancer.  There is a website, hystersisters, that has a general cancer concern forum.  
The most important that I could stress is, if cancer is suspected, then a specialist, a gyn/oncologist in this case, should be consulted.  A gyn/oncologist has 3 years additional training.  When it comes to Ovarian Cancer, they have proven that there is a better outcome when sugery is done by a gyn/oncologist.  
Uterine cancer is known to be very curable.  Also, I believe that Fran Drescher, the comedian, is a uterine cancer survivor, she has a website, cancerschmancer, I believe.
Best of luck to you and your entire family.
Pam