Cervix
Benign / nonneoplastic epithelial lesions
Müllerian papilloma
Author: Branko Perunovic, D.M.
Last author update: 1 May 2007
Last staff update: 1 April 2022
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PubMed Search: Mullerian papilloma cervix
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Terminology | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Positive stains | Negative stains | Differential diagnosis | Additional referencesCite this page: Perunovic B. Müllerian papilloma. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixmullerianpap.html. Accessed April 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Rare, benign, polypoid lesion of cervix or vagina of young girls to adult women
- Treat with local excision; may recur, but good prognosis
Terminology
- Mesonephric papilloma may be similar entity (Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 1986;46:654, J Pediatr 1963;63:211)
Case reports
- 18 month girl with Müllerian papilloma and multiple renal cysts (Urology 2005;65:388)
- 4 year old girl with recurrent cervical tumor (J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 1998;11:29)
- 49 year old woman with borderline malignant change in vaginal tumor (J Clin Pathol 1998;51:875)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Superficially located, composed of papillary stalks covered by mucinous epithelium with focal squamous metaplasia
- Stroma is highly cellular fibrous tissue
- No atypia, minimal mitotic activity
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Various images and immunostains
Papillary tumor with various epithelial types
Focal atypia due
to stratification,
pleomorphism and
atypical mitotic figure
Negative stains
Differential diagnosis
Additional references
