Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"

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Notes:
Notes:
*Hyperchromasia is a very useful feature for identifying CIN (particularly at low power, i.e. 25x).
*Hyperchromasia is a very useful feature for identifying CIN (particularly at low power, i.e. 25x).
*Kiolocytes are the key feature of CIN I.
*Koilocytes are the key feature of CIN I.
*Kiolocytes are ''not'' considered to be part of a CIN II lesion or CIN III lesion.
*Koilocytes are ''not'' considered to be part of a CIN II lesion or CIN III lesion.
*Large irregular nuclei are not required for CIN II... but you should think about it.
*Large irregular nuclei are not required for CIN II... but you should think about it.
*Some mild changes at the squamo-columnar junction are expected.
*Some mild changes at the squamo-columnar junction are expected.
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**Nucleoli are common in reactive changes.<ref>STC. January 2009.</ref>
**Nucleoli are common in reactive changes.<ref>STC. January 2009.</ref>


====Kiolocytes versus benign squamous====
====Koilocytes versus benign squamous====
Kiolocytes:
Koilocytes:
*Perinuclear clearing.
*Perinuclear clearing.
*Nuclear changes.  
*Nuclear changes.  
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