Difference between revisions of "Uterine cervix"

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(→‎Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN): ref location of lesion most likely)
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==Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)==
==Squamous cell carcinoma==
{{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma}}
{{Main|Squamous cell carcinoma}}
The most common type of cervical cancer.
The most common type of cervical cancer.
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*It is possible to confuse CIN III with squamous metaplasia.
*It is possible to confuse CIN III with squamous metaplasia.


IHC:
===IHC===
*p16 (poor man's test for [[HPV]]).
*p16 +ve - in SCC; a poor man's test for [[HPV]].
*Ki-67 (proliferation marker).
*Ki-67 - stains a large number of cells; proliferation marker.


==Adenocarcinoma==
==Adenocarcinoma==
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