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'''Adenosquamous carcinoma of the uterine cervix''' is a rare epithelial malignancy of the [[uterine cervix]]. | |||
< | ==General== | ||
*Uncomon. | |||
Note: | |||
*[[Glassy cell carcinoma]] is considered to be a subtype of adenosquamous carcinoma.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kosińiska-Kaczyńska | first1 = K. | last2 = Mazanowska | first2 = N. | last3 = Bomba-Opoń | first3 = D. | last4 = Horosz | first4 = E. | last5 = Marczewska | first5 = M. | last6 = Wielgoś | first6 = M. | title = Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix--a case report with review of the literature. | journal = Ginekol Pol | volume = 82 | issue = 12 | pages = 936-9 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 22384631 }}</ref> | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Morphologic features of both squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma: | |||
**Adenocarcinoma: gland forming ''or'' mucin vacuoles. | |||
**[[Squamous carcinoma]]: abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, central nucleus. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Adenosquamous_carcinoma_intermed_mag.jpg | Adenosquamous carcinoma - intermed. mag. (WC) | |||
Image:Adenosquamous_carcinoma_high_mag.jpg | Adenosquamous carcinoma - high mag. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Adenosquamous carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Uterine cervix]]. | |||
*[[Glassy cell carcinoma]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | |||
[[Category:Uterine cervix]] | |||