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==Endocervical glands== | ==Endocervical glands== | ||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
Cervical glands normally have round nuclei and vaguely resemble the colonic mucosa. | Cervical glands normally have round nuclei and vaguely resemble the colonic mucosa. | ||
Notes: | |||
*If the nuclei are columnar think cancer! This is like in the colon-- columnar nuclei = badness. | *If the nuclei are columnar think cancer! This is like in the colon-- columnar nuclei = badness. | ||
**Memory device: The Cs (Cervix & Colon) are similar. | |||
Memory device: The Cs (Cervix & Colon) are similar. | *Endocervical epithelium (ECE) has a morphology similar to the epithelium of [[secretory phase endometrium]] (SPE): | ||
**ECE - grey foamy appearing cytoplasm. | |||
**SPE - eosinophilic cytoplasm. | |||
***Most useful feature to differentiate ECE and SPE is the accompanying stroma. | |||
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