Total hysterectomy should be referred to as total uterine excision. You will not get cervical cancer after total hysterectomy, but there is a possibility of adjacent tissue cancer.
Since total hysterectomy removes the whole uterus, including the uterine body and cervix, the patient will have no cervix after the surgery and will not get cervical cancer. However, there will be vaginal stump after total hysterectomy, and if the uterus was previously cut for cervical cancer, the vaginal stump may be infiltrated with cancer cells, which will make the neighboring tissues have the possibility of recurrence of cancer and metastasis.
Total hysterectomy can be used for uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, cervical cancer in situ, cervical cancer stage Ia1, endometrial cancer stage I, etc. After the operation, patients should still undergo liquid-based thin-layer cytology and human papillomavirus examination regularly in order to find out early diagnosis.
It is recommended that patients should undergo regular gynecological examinations after total hysterectomy, and the doctor should determine whether liquid-based thin-layer cytology examination is necessary according to the specific situation, etc. Although cervical cancer is not likely to develop, it is necessary to be vigilant against the occurrence of cancer in adjacent tissues.