Diethystilbestrol (DES) Cervix

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Title: Diethystilbestrol (DES) Cervix
Description: A colpophotgraph image of anterior cervical cockscomb covered with metaplastic squamous epithelium in the pattern of mosaicism (M). The grape-like structures on the inner half of the cervix are composed of fibrovascular cores covered by glandular epithelium ectropion (E).

See also ancertopics/des.
Topics/Categories: Anatomy -- Gynecologic
Cancer Types -- Cervical Cancer
Cells or Tissue -- Abnormal Cells or Tissue
Type: Color, Photo (JPEG format)
Source: National Cancer Institute
Creator: Unknown Photographer
AV Number: AV8311-3798
Date Created: November 1983
Date Added: August 11, 2009
Reuse Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.