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Cytological diagnosis of a rare case of α‐fetoprotein producing gastric‐type adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix

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The fourth edition of the World Health Organization classification recently described two types of cervical adenocarcinoma: usual type and gastric type. These two sets differ with histology, immunostaining, HPV status,… Click to show full abstract

The fourth edition of the World Health Organization classification recently described two types of cervical adenocarcinoma: usual type and gastric type. These two sets differ with histology, immunostaining, HPV status, and prognosis. The tumor of a gastric-type cervical adenocarcinoma consists of mucinous epithelium invading the endocervical stroma in variably sized, simple, and often angulated cystic glands, with some solid areas and folded papillae. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: diagnosis rare; rare case; cytological diagnosis; type; adenocarcinoma; gastric type

Journal Title: Cytopathology
Year Published: 2019

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