Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"

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====Treatment====
====Treatment====
*[[LSIL]]: nothing, as usually regress.   
*[[LSIL]]: nothing, as usually regress.   
*[[HSIL]]: excision (e.g. cone, [[LEEP]], laser) + followup.
*[[HSIL]]: excision (e.g. cone, [[LEEP]], laser) + follow-up.


LEEP = Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Procedure.
[[Loop electrosurgical excision procedure]] (LEEP):
*Used for squamous lesions -- pathologist typically gets several pieces.
*Used for squamous lesions -- pathologist typically gets several pieces.


Cone
Cone:
*Used for endocervical lesions, i.e. adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS).
*Used for endocervical lesions, i.e. adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS).
*Pathologist gets a ring or donut-shaped piece of tissue.
*Pathologist gets a ring or donut-shaped piece of tissue.