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==Cervical specimens== | ==Cervical specimens== | ||
Cytology: | Cytology: | ||
* Pap test - see ''[[gynecologic cytopathology]]''. | |||
The types of biopsies that are done are: | The types of biopsies that are done are: | ||
# Cervical biopsies - | # Cervical biopsies - prompted by abnormal Pap test, e.g. [[HSIL]], to look for [[squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix]]. | ||
# Endocervical curettage (ECC) - to work-up columnar dysplasia, e.g. [[endocervical adenocarcinoma]]/[[endometrial adenocarcinoma]]. | # Endocervical curettage (ECC) - to work-up columnar dysplasia, e.g. [[endocervical adenocarcinoma]]/[[endometrial adenocarcinoma]]. | ||