Diagnosis, investigations and tests

Your medical team may request some of the following tests and investigations:

 

Hysteroscopy – is a procedure to examine the inside of the womb (uterus). It is carried out using a hysteroscope, which is a narrow telescope with a light and camera at the end. The hysteroscope is passed into your womb through your vagina and cervix.

Images are sent to a monitor, so your doctor or clinical nurse specialist (CNS) can see inside your womb.

Whilst undertaking a hysteroscopy a biopsy will be taken which is reviewed by the histopathologist to see if it is a womb cancer.

The result may take up to three weeks.

 

MRI scan - MRI uses magnetism and radio waves to create a cross sectional picture of the body. You will have an MRI scan to see if your cancer has spread. The scan itself normally takes around 45 minutes to one hour. Read more about MRI scans.

 

CT scan - CT scans take pictures of your body. If ovarian cancer is suspected, you will have an abdomen and pelvis CT. This normally takes around 10 minutes. Discover more about CT scans.

 

Chest x-ray – is a painless test that produces images inside of the body.