Patient's question:
I have lower back pain, abdominal pain, and a small amount of vaginal bleeding. I don't know what the illness is and I'm afraid of misdiagnosis. Could you please tell me the difference between pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and pelvic cancer?Doctor's answer:
Hello, general pelvic cancer can cause lower abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, increased abdominal circumference, and symptoms such as menstrual disorders. It may also lead to abnormal vaginal discharge. Early symptoms are not typical or obvious, and once significant symptoms appear, it is often in the late stage. In contrast, chronic pelvic inflammation typically presents with lower back pain, more pronounced abdominal pain, increased vaginal discharge, and may resemble appendicitis with yellow or yellow-green discharge, a sense of heaviness, and tenderness upon palpation, which can also lead to menstrual irregularities.