This content is also available in: English Español Čeština Magyar Polski

Bookmark (0)

No account yet? Register

Regenerative changes are characterised by sheets of columnar and immature metaplastic cells with large nuclei and several prominent nucleoli or chromocentre reflecting recent mitotic activity.
Regenerative changes are characterised by sheets of columnar and immature metaplastic cells with large nuclei and  several prominent nucleoli or chromocentre reflecting recent mitotic activity.

Cerviciti croniche

Quando il danno persiste una discreta quantità di linfociti e plasma cellule migra verso l’area infiammata, inoltre possono ritrovarsi abbondanti polimorfonucleati. Nelle cerviciti di lunga durata, come quelle associata all’inserzioni di anelli vaginali per evitare il prolasso nelle donne in post menopausa, l’epitelio può mostrare alterazioni reattive come paracheratosi e ipercheratosi. Queste modificazioni possono poi essere ritrovate negli strisci

Chronic lymphocytic cervicitis is characterised by a mixture of polymorphs and lymphocytes in the smear. Some of the epithelial cells show intense eosinophilic staining consistent with hyperkeratotic changes.
Chronic lymphocytic cervicitis is characterised by a mixture of polymorphs and lymphocytes in the smear. Some of the epithelial cells show intense eosinophilic staining consistent with hyperkeratotic changes.
Follicular cervicitis: This condition is characterised by exposure of the lymphoid follicles which are sometimes found in the cervix. It occurs at any age but is most common In post menopausal smear when the follicles are covered by  thin fragile atrophic epithelium which is easily removed by the spatula. The smear contains swathes of lymphoid cells (mature and immature lymphocytes) in varying stages of differentiation. Tingible body macrophages are also present. The presence of lymphoid cells from the germinal center and the relative paucity of polymorphs distinguishes follicular cervicitis from chronic cervicitis.