Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Cervix
| Title: | Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Cervix |
|---|---|
| Description: | Metaplastic squamous adjacent to normal squamous apithelium that is glycogen rich. The squamous pegs in the lamina propria represent glands replaced entirely by metaplastic squamous epithelium (H&E, x45). This of the photograph illustrates the junction of metaplastic squamous epithelium (left) adjacent to normal squamous epithelium (right). The hyperkeratosis on the left would appear as leukoplakia on colposcopy (H&E, x 250). |
| 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: | AV-8311-3798 |
| Date Created: | November 1983 |
| Date Added: | August 10, 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. |