Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* Uniform cell spacing - no crowding - '''key feature'''. | |||
* Nuclei are uniform size and round. | * Nuclei are uniform size and round. | ||
** [[Nucleoli]] present. | ** [[Nucleoli]] present. | ||
*Distinct cell borders | |||
* +/-Intercellular bridges (due to edema) - common. | * +/-Intercellular bridges (due to edema) - common. | ||
Negatives: | Negatives: | ||
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*[[CIN III]]. | *[[CIN III]]. | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix]]. | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix]]. | ||
Images: | |||
*[http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/294722/view Squamous metaplasia - cervix (sciencephoto.com)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bronchial_squamous_metaplasia.jpg Squamous metaplasia - bronchus (WC)]. | |||
*[http://nih.techriver.net/patientImages%5C6676.jpg Squamous metaplasia - cytology (techriver.net)]. | |||
===IHC=== | ===IHC=== | ||