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endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ, inv. AIS
(endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ, inv. AIS)
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# Both perinuclear clearing and nuclear changes are essential.
# Both perinuclear clearing and nuclear changes are essential.
# Benign cells have a small nucleus that is peripheral.
# Benign cells have a small nucleus that is peripheral.
==Endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ==
*[[AKA]] ''adenocarcinoma in situ'', abbreviated ''AIS''.
===General===
*Usually to [[HPV]].
*May be found together with squamous neoplasias of the cervix.
*AIS of the cervix is much less common than squamous dysplasia of the cervix/SCC of the cervix.
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Nuclear changes - '''key feature''':
**Nuclear crowding.
**Nuclear hyperchromasia.
**Cigar-shaped nuclei.
*+/-Mitoses.
*Cytoplasmic hyperchromasia.
DDx:
*[[Endocervical adenocarcinoma]].


=Cancer=
=Cancer=
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*[[CIN III]].
*[[CIN III]].


==Adenocarcinoma==
==Endocervical adenocarcinoma==
*Adenocarcinoma of the cervix/adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the cervis is much less common than squamous dysplasia of the cervix/SCC of the cervix.
===General===
*AIS/adenocarcinoma arises can arise from the endocervical glands.
*Adenocarcinoma of the cervix is much less common than squamous dysplasia of the cervix/SCC of the cervix.
 
*Arises from the endocervical glands.
===Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS)===
*Diagnosis of AIS dependent primarily on nuclear changes:
**Nuclear crowding.
**Nuclear hyperchromasia.
**Cigar-shaped nuclei.
**+/-Mitoses.
*Cytoplasm.
**Hyperchromasia.


===Invasive adenocarcinoma===
===Invasive adenocarcinoma===
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*AIS changes - similar to [[colon|colonic]] dysplasia.
*AIS changes - similar to [[colon|colonic]] dysplasia.
*AIS may occur together with CIN.
*AIS may occur together with CIN.
**not infrequently they (AIS, CIN) occur together - both are due, indirectly, to HPV infection.
**Not infrequently they (AIS, CIN) occur together - both are due, indirectly, to HPV infection.
*May be difficult to be certain of invasion.
*May be difficult to be certain of invasion.


===IHC===
===IHC===
Uterus vs. cervix:<ref>LAE. 15 January 2009.</ref>
Uterus vs. cervix:<ref>LAE. 15 January 2009.</ref>
*Cervix (typically): CEA+, p16+.
*Cervix (typically): CEA +ve, p16 +ve.
** ... and ER-, PR-, vimentin-.
**ER -ve, PR -ve, vimentin -ve.
*Uterus (typically): vimentin+, ER+, PR+.
*Uterus (typically): vimentin +ve, ER +ve, PR +ve.
** ... and CEA-, p16-.
**CEA -ve, p16 -ve.


=Uncommon non-invasive=
=Uncommon non-invasive=
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