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'''Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix''' is a relative uncommon form of cervical [[cancer]]. Like the more common [[squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix]], it is associated strongly with the [[human papilloma virus]]. | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
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| Image = Cervical_adenocarcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Cervical adenocarcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| LMDDx = [[microglandular hyperplasia]], [[endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ]], metastatic [[adenocarcinoma]] (e.g. [[endometrioid endometrial carcinoma]], [[serous endometrial carcinoma]], [[colorectal adenocarcinoma]]), [[villoglandular adenocarcinoma]], [[glassy cell carcinoma]], [[clear cell carcinoma]] of the cervix | |||
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| IHC = p16 +ve, CEA +ve, vimentin -ve, ER -ve, PR -ve | |||
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| Site = [[uterine cervix]] - endocervical canal | |||
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| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Prognosis = fairly good | |||
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| ClinDDx = other cervical tumours | |||
| Tx = radical trachelectomy or radical hysterectomy | |||
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'''Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix''' is a relative uncommon form of cervical [[cancer]]. Like the more common [[squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix|squamous cell carcinoma]], it is associated strongly with the [[human papilloma virus]]. | |||
It is also known as '''endocervical adenocarcinoma''' and '''cervical adenocarcinoma'''. | It is also known as '''endocervical adenocarcinoma''' and '''cervical adenocarcinoma'''. | ||
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Cells with moderate cytoplasm, typically with basally stratfied nuclei. | |||
*Cytologic changes: | |||
**Nuclear hyperchromasia. | |||
**Nuclear pseudostratification. | |||
**Nuclear enlargement. | |||
*Stromal changes - "[[desmoplastic stroma]]/[[desmoplastic reaction]]". | *Stromal changes - "[[desmoplastic stroma]]/[[desmoplastic reaction]]". | ||
**Fibrosis/streaming cells. | **Fibrosis/streaming cells. | ||
*Gland fusion. | *Abnormal architecture: | ||
*Glands too deep -- very fuzzy criterion. | **Gland fusion. | ||
**Glands too deep -- very fuzzy criterion. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||