Diseases of the cervix
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Symptoms of the cervical disease
Background diseases of the cervix are:
- ectopia of the cervix,
- ectropion,
- polyps of the cervix,
- endometriosis,
- leukoplakia of the cervix,
- erythroplasty of the cervix,
- papilloma of the cervix,
- true erosion of the cervix.
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The following clinico-morphological classification of the pathological processes of the cervix is suggested.
- Background processes: pseudo-erosion, true erosion, leukoplakia, polyp, flat warts.
- Precancerous process - dysplasia : mild, moderate, severe.
- Preinvasive cancer (Ca in situ, intraepithelial cancer).
- Microinvasive cancer.
- Invasive cancer: squamous squamous keratinizing, squamous non-coronary, adenocarcinoma, dimorphic glandular-squamous (mucoepidermoid), low-grade.
Diagnostics of the cervical disease
As a result of histogenetic studies, it has been established that precancerous processes are detected by strict morphological criteria. Visually determined most frequent pathological processes of the cervix, such as pseudo erosion (ectopia), true erosion, leukoplakia, erythroplasty and polyps, should be referred to background processes. A true precancer is dysplasia, in which already there is a distinct atypia of the superficial epithelial layer.
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