Cervical Cytology

Cervical cancer: Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and main histological types

 
Adenocarcinoma of cervix -  well differentiated (histology). Note tumor cells are forming glands .The glands are crowded and penetrate beyond the stroma of the cervical epithelium into the fibromuscular wall of the cervix. The tumour cells lining the glands are abnormal  showing loss of polarity of the nuclei which are large , hyperchromatic and irregular. Mitotic figures are often present