Cervix Flashcards
Diseases in the cervix
Endocervical Polyps
CIN
Cervical Cancer
Cause of endocervical polyps
Irregular vaginal bleeding/post coitus
Histological Findings of Endocervical Polyps
Fibromyxoid stroma
Endocervical epithelium
Inflammation
High risk HPV in developing cervical cancer
HPV 16- 60%
HPV18- 30%
How does HPV E7 contribute to cell proliferation
Inactivation Rb, p21 and p27
How does HPV E6 contribute to cellular immortality
P53 inactivation and activation of telomerase
Cancer confined to the epithelium
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm
Most important risk factor in developing cervical cancer
HPV
16 (60%)
18 (10%)
Premalignant lesion classification of CIN
HSIL
Recite table of classification
Page 108
Morphologic pearls of CIN
Koilocytic Atypia
Expansion of immature cell from basal layer
Grade
Upper 2/3 of the epithelium
HSIL
Lower third of epithelium
LSIL
> 80% of LSIL and 100% of HSIL are associated to what HPV
HPV 16