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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Glassy_cell_carcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Glassy cell carcinoma. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = epithelioid cells in sheets or cords with a round/oval nucleus, one or more prominent nucleoli, abundant finely vacuolated eosinophilic to amphophilic cytoplasm, distinct cell borders, inflammation - especially eosinophils
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[Adenosquamous carcinoma|adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix]], [[squamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix]]
| Stains    = [[PAS stain]] +ve (plasma membrane)
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[uterine cervix]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = rapid growth
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = rare
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = poor
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other [[uterine cervix|cervical]] tumours
| Tx        =
}}
'''Glassy cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''GCC''', is a rare [[malignancy]] of the [[uterine cervix]].
'''Glassy cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''GCC''', is a rare [[malignancy]] of the [[uterine cervix]].


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==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid11393075>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Reis-Filho | first1 = JS. | last2 = Fillus Neto | first2 = J. | last3 = Schonemann | first3 = E. | last4 = Sanderson | first4 = A. | last5 = Schmitt | first5 = FC. | title = Glassy cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Report of a case with cytohistologic and immunohistochemical study. | journal = Acta Cytol | volume = 45 | issue = 3 | pages = 407-10 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 11393075 }}</ref>
Features:<ref name=pmid11393075>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Reis-Filho | first1 = JS. | last2 = Fillus Neto | first2 = J. | last3 = Schonemann | first3 = E. | last4 = Sanderson | first4 = A. | last5 = Schmitt | first5 = FC. | title = Glassy cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Report of a case with cytohistologic and immunohistochemical study. | journal = Acta Cytol | volume = 45 | issue = 3 | pages = 407-10 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 11393075 }}</ref>
*Epithelioid cells in sheets or cords.
*Epithelioid cells in sheets or cords with:
*Round/oval nucleus.
**Round/oval nucleus.
*One or more prominent nucleoli.
**One or more prominent nucleoli.
*Abundant finely vacuolated eosinophilic to amphophilic cytoplasm.
**Abundant finely vacuolated eosinophilic to amphophilic cytoplasm.
*Distinct cell borders.  
**Distinct cell borders.  
*Inflammation - esp. eosinophils.<ref>URL: [http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=2&Case=561 http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=2&Case=561]. Accessed on: 4 September 2011.</ref>
*Inflammation - esp. eosinophils.<ref>URL: [http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=2&Case=561 http://www.webpathology.com/image.asp?n=2&Case=561]. Accessed on: 4 September 2011.</ref>


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