Sneha Saini1, Sujata R. Kanetkar2
BACKGROUND
Uterine cervix acts as a "gateway" for various infections, which affects cervix, uterus and upper genital tract, thus working under various pathological conditions leading to various lesions of cervix as well as acting as a sentinel for upper genital tract infections.
Cervical specimens like biopsies and sections of cervix from hysterectomy specimens form a significant part of surgical specimens in any histopathology laboratory. Among all cervical lesions, cervical inflammatory lesions are the most common cervical lesions on histopathology followed by malignant lesions.
The aim and objective of the present study was conducted to study and classify various cervical lesions on histopathology and to correlate histopathological findings with the clinical presentation of patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
A total of 788 cervical specimens were studied in this prospective study carried out over a period of two years from June 2013 to May 2015 in Department of Pathology of a tertiary care hospital. All the detailed demographic data, age, clinical presentation were noted and histopathological examination and diagnosis of cervical specimens was done.
RESULTS
During this prospective study done over a period of two years from June 2013 to May 2015. A total of 788 cervical specimens that included cervical biopsies and sections of cervix from hysterectomy specimens were studied.
CONCLUSION
A variety of cervical lesions were observed in total 788 specimens sent for histopathological examination. Inflammatory lesions were the most common cervical lesions followed by malignancies, benign lesions, precursor lesions and cervical glandular lesions. Every cervical specimen sent for histopathological examination should be studied meticulously as the diagnosis bears implications on treatment and prognosis.
