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→Reactive squamous epithelium of the uterine cervix
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
#Inflammation - '''key feature'''. | |||
#*Lymphocytes. | |||
#*Plasma cells. | |||
#Mild nuclear enlargement. † | |||
#Nucleoli - '''important'''. | |||
Note: | Note: | ||
*† Normal squamous cell nuclei are approximately 8 μm.<ref>URL: [http://www.curran.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cytology.htm http://www.curran.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cytology.htm]. Accessed on: 5 November 2012.</ref> | *† Normal squamous cell nuclei are approximately 8 μm.<ref>URL: [http://www.curran.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cytology.htm http://www.curran.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cytology.htm]. Accessed on: 5 November 2012.</ref> | ||
**CIN I nuclei are ~ 3x normal (24 μm). | |||
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