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This article addresses the basics of '''vulva''', from a pathologic perspective. | This article addresses the basics of '''vulva''', from a pathologic perspective. | ||
=Normal vulva= | ==Normal vulva== | ||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
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*No nuclear changes. | *No nuclear changes. | ||
*No inflammation. | *No inflammation. | ||
===Sign out=== | |||
====Mildly inflamed==== | |||
<pre> | |||
VULVA, BIOPSY: | |||
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH MILD CHRONIC INFLAMMATION AND REACTIVE CHANGES. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA AND NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
</pre> | |||
=====Micro===== | |||
The sections show squamous mucosa with a mild chronic inflammatory infiltrate that consists predominantly of lymphocytes. There is mild nuclear enlargement and intracellular edema. The nuclear membranes are regular. No nuclear hyperchromasia is apparent. No mitotic activity is readily apparent. | |||
=Benign disease= | =Benign disease= | ||