KROK 1 2009 – Question 136 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
Gynecological examination of the uterine cervix in a 30-year-old woman revealed some bright-red lustrous spots that easily bleed when touched. Biopsy showed that a part of the uterine cervix was covered with cylindrical epithelium with papillary outgrowths; in the depth of tissue the growth of glands was present. What pathology of the uterine cervix was revealed?
- A. Leukoplakia
- B. True erosion
- C. Pseudoerosion
- D. Endocervicitis
- E. Glandular hyperplasia
Hint
Think about which epithelium normally covers the vaginal part of the cervix and what the surface looks like when a different lining replaces it.
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