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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Cervical | :* [[Histopathology|Histologic]] subtypes of invasive cervical carcinoma include the following:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic324.htm#section~workup |title=Cervical Cancer |accessdate=2007-12-02 |author = Garcia A Hamid O, El-Khoueiry A | date = 2006-07-06 |work=eMedicine |publisher=[[WebMD]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first=Christopher | last=Dolinsky | title=Cervical Cancer: The Basics | date=2006-07-17 | publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania|Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania]] | url =http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/types/article.cfm?c=6&s=17&ss=129&id=8226 | work =OncoLink | pages = | accessdate = 2007-12-02 | language = }}</ref> Though squamous cell carcinoma is the cervical cancer with the most incidence, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the cervix has been increasing in recent decades.<ref name=Robbins/> | ||
::* [[squamous cell carcinoma]] (about 80-85%) | |||
::* [[adenocarcinoma]] | |||
::* [[adenosquamous carcinoma]] | |||
::* [[small cell carcinoma]] | |||
::* [[neuroendocrine tumour]] | |||
::* [[Glassy cell carcinoma of the cervix|glassy cell carcinoma]] | |||
::* [[Villoglandular adenocarcinoma of the cervix|villoglandular adenocarcinoma]] | |||
:: Non-carcinoma malignancies which can rarely occur in the cervix include | |||
::* [[melanoma]] | |||
::* [[lymphoma]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Cervical cancer arises within the epithelial cells, making it a carcinoma.
Classification
- Histologic subtypes of invasive cervical carcinoma include the following:[1][2] Though squamous cell carcinoma is the cervical cancer with the most incidence, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the cervix has been increasing in recent decades.[3]
- Non-carcinoma malignancies which can rarely occur in the cervix include
References
- ↑ Garcia A Hamid O, El-Khoueiry A (2006-07-06). "Cervical Cancer". eMedicine. WebMD. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- ↑ Dolinsky, Christopher (2006-07-17). "Cervical Cancer: The Basics". OncoLink. Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
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