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→Squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix
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*Numerous beeds/blobs of epithelial cells that seem unlikely to be rete ridges. | *Numerous beeds/blobs of epithelial cells that seem unlikely to be rete ridges. | ||
*Desmoplastic stroma - increased cellularity, spindle cell morphology. | *Desmoplastic stroma - increased cellularity, spindle cell morphology. | ||
DDx: | |||
* [[Squamous metaplasia of the uterine cervix]] - if you can trace the squamous cells from a gland to the surface it is less likely to be invasive cancer.<ref>[http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v15/n3/pdf/3880520a.pdf http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v15/n3/pdf/3880520a.pdf]</ref> | |||
*[[CIN III]] +/- endocervical gland involvement. | |||
Grading:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|1077}}</ref> | Grading:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|1077}}</ref> | ||
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#Poorly differentiated. | #Poorly differentiated. | ||
Depth measurement: | |||
* | *Basement membrane where it invades to deepest point. | ||
==Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix== | ==Adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix== | ||