Loop electrosurgical excision procedure

Loop electrosurgical excision procedure, abbreviated LEEP, is a gynecologic procedure to remove tissue from the uterine cervix. It is used to diagnose, stage and treat cervical neoplasia.

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Negative LEEP

A. UTERINE CERVIX, LOOP ELECTROSURGICAL EXCISION PROCEDURE (LEEP):
- ACUTE AND CHRONIC CERVICITIS.
- BENIGN SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM, METAPLASTIC SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM, AND BENIGN
  ENDOCERVICAL GLANDS.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY, SEE COMMENT.

B. UTERINE ENDOCERVIX, CURETTAGE:
- ENDOCERVICAL MUCOSA AND STRIPPED ENDOCERVICAL EPITHELIUM WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS.
- BENIGN SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM.
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA.

COMMENT:
Levels were cut (x3) on all blocks. The blocks were flipped and an additional set of levels were cut on all blocks.

A p16 immunostain was done on A1. It does not demonstrate high-grade dysplasia.

The previous pathology was partially reviewed, and there is no significant disagreement.

See also

• Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
• HSIL.