Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"

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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:<ref name=pmid22885379/>
*Like [[clear cell carcinoma]] elsewhere:
*Like [[clear cell carcinoma]] elsewhere:
**Clear cytoplasm - '''key feature'''.
**Clear cytoplasm - '''key feature'''.
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**Cells have large free/luminal surface area (hobnailing pattern) and small non-free surface.
**Cells have large free/luminal surface area (hobnailing pattern) and small non-free surface.
**Moderate-to-severe [[nuclear pleomorphism]].
**Moderate-to-severe [[nuclear pleomorphism]].
**Tubular and/or cystic morphology.
***May be (simple) papillary and/or solid.
*Adenosis - typically adjacent.


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