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  2. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - Wikipedia

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    Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix that could potentially lead to cervical cancer. [1] More specifically, CIN refers to the potentially precancerous transformation of cells of the cervix.

  3. Squamous intraepithelial lesion - Wikipedia

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    LEEP cone biopsy displaying normal cervical epithelium (far left) progressing to borderline koilocytosis, to LSIL, and to HSIL (far right). A squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) is an abnormal growth of epithelial cells on the surface of the cervix, commonly called squamous cells.

  4. Dyskaryosis - Wikipedia

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    Cervical dyskaryosis is classified into three degrees of severity: mild dyskaryosis, moderate and severe. A further category is used to define cells that do not show significant nuclear abnormality, and may not be described as 'dyskaryotic.' This category is termed [epithelial] cellular "borderline changes".

  5. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer is a cancer arising from the cervix or in any layer of the wall of the cervix. [2] It is due to the abnormal growth of cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [12] Early on, typically no symptoms are seen. [2]

  6. Precancerous condition - Wikipedia

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    A precancerous condition is a condition, tumor or lesion involving abnormal cells which are associated with an increased risk of developing into cancer. [1] [2] [3] Clinically, precancerous conditions encompass a variety of abnormal tissues with an increased risk of developing into cancer.

  7. Brooke Shields Revealed She Once Had a Miscarriage that ... - AOL

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    The doctors eventually discovered abnormal cells that had to be removed along with "a lot" of her cervix, which felt like "my entire uterus had fallen onto the bathroom floor," she said. ...

  8. 3 in 4 women are skipping a routine appointment and putting ...

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    Cervical cancer is screened either through an human papillomavirus (HPV) test, which looks for high-risk HPV, or Pap test, which looks for abnormal cells, both conducted the same way—by a ...

  9. What is an 'incompetent cervix?' Why experts want women to ...

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    Rankins says cervical insufficiency happens when there's painless dilation, or opening, of the cervix, typically in the second trimester of pregnancy, or during weeks 13 through 28.