Diagnosing invasion for high-risk HPV-related (usual type) endocervical adenocarcinomas High-risk HPV-related endocervical adenocarcinomas can exhibit a variety of patterns of invasion ...

Previously, our international team proposed a three-tiered pattern classification (Pattern Classification) system for endocervical adenocarcinoma of the usual type that correlates with nodal ...

An endocervical curettage is a procedure performed after abnormal results from a Pap test. A sample of tissue is taken from the lining of the cervical canal, using a curette, a spoon-shaped tool.

An NCDB study examining disparities in the administration of immunotherapy among advanced cervical cancer patients. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract ...

Mrs. McTavish is a 25-year old patient whose Papanicolaou (Pap) test results have come back from the laboratory. The smear is described as satisfactory for evaluation; however, it is noted that an ...

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2/3 was found in 25% of women with endocervical CIN 1 and 39% of women with ectocervical CIN 1, and there were no cases of invasive cancer. The authors concluded ...

If a woman’s pap smear is abnormal, she generally needs to undergo a colposcopy, which often includes endocervical curettage or taking a tissue sample from the highly sensitive cervical canal.

These are called endocervical cells. Many doctors believe a sample without enough endocervical cells is not as accurate: The Pap test could appear “normal” even in a woman with cancer.

Of the 6,137 pathological reports that were reviewed, 4,328 patients with endocervical polyps were identified. Most of the patients (3,656, 84.5%) had polyps reported as endocervical polyp without ...

When is endocervical curettage (ECC) recommended as part of the evaluation of postmenopausal vaginal bleeding? —Mary McCrossan, MD, Wilmington, Del. ECC is warranted in a woman with ...

When is it appropriate to repeat a Pap smear? When reviewing Pap smear results with absent endocervical cells, what is the recommended next step? When reviewing Pap smear results with absent ...