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'''Cervical polyps''' are common entities that can be bothersome and are thus removed by a gynecologist. The vast majority are benign. | '''Cervical polyps''' are common entities that can be bothersome and are thus removed by a gynecologist. The vast majority are benign. An introduction to the ''uterine cervix'' is in the [[uterine cervix]] article. | ||
==Benign endocervical polyp== | ==Benign endocervical polyp== | ||
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*[[Benign endometrial polyp]]. | *[[Benign endometrial polyp]]. | ||
*[[Fibroepithelial stromal polyp]]. | |||
*[[Adenosarcoma]]. | |||
*[[Papillary adenofibroma of the uterine cervix]].<ref name=pmid8927449>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fratini | first1 = D. | last2 = Cavaliere | first2 = A. | title = Papillary adenofibroma of the uterine cervix. A case report. | journal = Pathologica | volume = 88 | issue = 2 | pages = 135-6 | month = Apr | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8927449 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Nabothian cyst]]s. | |||
====Images==== | |||
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Image: Xanthomatous endocervical polyp -- low mag.jpg | EP - low mag. | |||
Image: Xanthomatous endocervical polyp -- intermed mag.jpg | EP - intermed. mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
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CERVICAL POLYP, EXCISION: | CERVICAL POLYP, EXCISION: | ||
- CONSISTENT WITH BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL POLYP WITH | - CONSISTENT WITH BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL POLYP WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. | ||
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CERVICAL POLYP, EXCISION: | |||
- CONSISTENT WITH BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL POLYP WITH AN EROSION AND INFLAMMATION. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | - NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | ||
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====Significant squamous epithelium present==== | |||
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CERVICAL POLYP, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN CERVICAL POLYP WITH ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. | |||
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====History provided==== | |||
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CERVICAL POLYP, EXCISION: | |||
- BENIGN ENDOCERVICAL POLYP. | |||
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==Papillary adenofibroma of the uterine cervix== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''cervical papillary adenofibroma''.<ref name=pmid16041681>{{Cite journal | last1 = Haberal | first1 = A. | last2 = Cil | first2 = AP. | last3 = Gunes | first3 = M. | last4 = Cavusoglu | first4 = D. | title = Papillary adenofibroma of the cervix: a case report. | journal = Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol | volume = 26 | issue = 2 | pages = 186-7 | month = Aug | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1002/uog.1948 | PMID = 16041681 }}</ref> | |||
===General=== | |||
*Rare.<ref name=pmid8927449>{{Cite journal | last1 = Fratini | first1 = D. | last2 = Cavaliere | first2 = A. | title = Papillary adenofibroma of the uterine cervix. A case report. | journal = Pathologica | volume = 88 | issue = 2 | pages = 135-6 | month = Apr | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8927449 }}</ref> | |||
Clinical:<ref name=pmid8927449/> | |||
*[[Menorrhagia]]. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Polypoid mass. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Benign endocervical polyp]]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Branching nipple like projections (papillae) covered by endocervical epithelium +/- metaplastic squamous epithelium. | |||
*Fibrous stroma. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Adenosarcoma]]. | |||
==Fibroepithelial stromal polyp== | ==Fibroepithelial stromal polyp== | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features:<ref name=pmid10680891/> | Features:<ref name=pmid10680891/> | ||
*Bland nuclei. | *Bland nuclei. | ||
*Hypocellular. | *Hypocellular. | ||
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***Variable cellularity. | ***Variable cellularity. | ||
***Multinucleated cells. | ***Multinucleated cells. | ||
Image: | |||
*[http://www.surgpath4u.com/caseviewer.php?case_no=450 FSP (surgpath4u.com)]. | |||
==Pseudosarcomatous fibroepithelial stromal polyp== | ==Pseudosarcomatous fibroepithelial stromal polyp== | ||