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#Identify possible endocervical lesions.
#Identify possible endocervical lesions.


=Benign (common)=
=Benign=
==Nabothian cyst==
==Nabothian cyst==
===General===
===General===
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A p16 immunostain is negative. A Ki-67 immunostain marks rare basal cells.
A p16 immunostain is negative. A Ki-67 immunostain marks rare basal cells.
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==Radiation changes of the endocervical epithelium==
===General===
*Uncommon.
*Clinical history: radiation treatment for cervical carcinoma.<ref name=pmid2209348/>
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=pmid2209348>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Frierson | first1 = HF. | last2 = Covell | first2 = JL. | last3 = Andersen | first3 = WA. | title = Radiation changes in endocervical cells in brush specimens. | journal = Diagn Cytopathol | volume = 6 | issue = 4 | pages = 243-7 | month =  | year = 1990 | doi =  | PMID = 2209348 }}</ref>
*Nuclear enlargement with a normal [[NC ratio]].
*+/-Coarse chromatin.
*+/-Nucleoli.
*+/-Multinucleation - very common.
*Histiocytes - common.


=Non-invasive=
=Non-invasive=
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