Difference between revisions of "Cervical polyps"

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'''Cervical polyps''' are common entities that can be bothersome and are thus removed by a gynecologist.  The vast majority are benign.
'''Cervical polyps''' are common entities that can be bothersome and are thus removed by a gynecologist.  The vast majority are benign.


==Benign endocervical polyps==
==Benign endocervical polyp==
===Clinical===
===General===
*Usually 30-50 years old.
*Usually 30-50 years old.
*Cause bleeding - due to trauma (???).
*May cause bleeding.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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*No histologic features separate cervical polyps from benign endocervical mucosa; ergo, they are often signed-out as "... consistent with cervical polyp."
*No histologic features separate cervical polyps from benign endocervical mucosa; ergo, they are often signed-out as "... consistent with cervical polyp."


Ref.:<ref>[http://pathologyoutlines.com/cervix.html#endocervpolyp http://pathologyoutlines.com/cervix.html#endocervpolyp]</ref>
Ref.:<ref>URL: [http://pathologyoutlines.com/cervix.html#endocervpolyp http://pathologyoutlines.com/cervix.html#endocervpolyp]. Accessed on: 22 October 2011.</ref>


==Fibroepithelial stromal polyp==
==Fibroepithelial stromal polyp==
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