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Premalignant / preinvasive lesions
Radiation atypia

Author: Branko Perunovic, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 14 April 2017, last major update May 2007

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Table of Contents
Definition / general | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images | Cytology description | Positive stains
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Definition / general
  • Can involve endocervical cells or squamous epithelial cells
Gross description
  • Fibrosis, induration, stenosis of endocervix, surface irregularity or no abnormality
Microscopic (histologic) description
  • Similar to changes in other organs (Int J Gynecol Pathol 1996;15:242)
  • Hyalinized stroma or reactive changes with ectatic vessels
  • Sparse, well spaced tubular or dilated glands in endocervix
  • Abundant cytoplasm with vacuoles
  • Uniformly dispersed nuclei with minimal crowding but marked nuclear atypia of endocervical glandular cells with enlarged, pleomorphic and smudged nuclei, prominent nucleoli
  • Chromatin is fine and degenerated
  • No / rare mitotic figures, low N/C ratio
Microscopic (histologic) images

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Cytology description
Positive stains
  • Scattered CEA
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