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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Atrophic cervix -- very high mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Atrophic cervix. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = small squamous cells with grey/blue cytoplasm, no "dancing"/"sparkling" chromatin, no mitoses
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[HSIL]], immature [[squamous metaplasia of the uterine cervix|squamous metaplasia]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        = p16 -ve, Ki-67 rare basal cells
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[uterine cervix]] - exocervix
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = usually postmenopausal
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = common
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      = normal - postmenopausal
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        =
}}
'''Uterine cervix with atrophic changes''' is relatively common and is important to recognize as it can mimic [[HSIL]].
'''Uterine cervix with atrophic changes''' is relatively common and is important to recognize as it can mimic [[HSIL]].


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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:
Features - squamous cells:
*Cells smaller.
*Cells smaller.
*Cytoplasm grey/blue.
*Cytoplasm grey/blue.
*No "dancing"/"sparkling" chromatin.
*No "dancing"/"sparkling" chromatin.
*No mitoses.
*No mitoses.
Notes: 
*Mitosis do not exclude the diagnosis.... but should make one think HSIL.


DDx:
DDx:
*[[HSIL]].
*[[HSIL]].
*Immature [[squamous metaplasia of the uterine cervix|squamous metaplasia]].<ref name=pmid17824788/>


===Images===
===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Atrophic cervix -- intermed mag.jpg | AC - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Atrophic cervix - alt -- high mag.jpg | AC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Atrophic cervix -- high mag.jpg | AC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Atrophic cervix -- very high mag.jpg | AC - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
<gallery>
Image: Atrophic cervix - 2 -- intermed mag.jpg | AC - intermed. mag. (WC)
Image: Atrophic cervix - 2 -- high mag.jpg | AC - high mag. (WC)
Image: Atrophic cervix - 2 -- very high mag.jpg | AC - very high mag. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
www:
*[http://nih.techriver.net/view.php?patientId=93 Atrophic cervix (nih.techriver.net)].
*[http://nih.techriver.net/view.php?patientId=93 Atrophic cervix (nih.techriver.net)].
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==IHC==
==IHC==
Features:<ref name=pmid17824788>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Iaconis | first1 = L. | last2 = Hyjek | first2 = E. | last3 = Ellenson | first3 = LH. | last4 = Pirog | first4 = EC. | title = p16 and Ki-67 immunostaining in atypical immature squamous metaplasia of the uterine cervix: correlation with human papillomavirus detection. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 131 | issue = 9 | pages = 1343-9 | month = Sep | year = 2007 | doi = 10.1043/1543-2165(2007)131[1343:PAKIIA]2.0.CO;2 | PMID = 17824788 }}</ref>
*p16 -ve.
*p16 -ve.
*Ki-67 rare basal cells.
*Ki-67 rare basal cells.