Cerivix Pathology

— is the most common female malignancy in women younger than age 50

Cervical carcinoma

The cervical width should not exceed —

4 cm

Masses may be large enough to obstruct the cervix, thus leading to —

hydrometra or hematometra

In patients who have had a hysterectomy, the cervical remnant should not exceed — in the anteroposterior plane and — in length

4.4 cm ; 4.3 cm

Patients who have undergone an abdominal hysterectomy may have no cervical remnant, but rather a —

vaginal cuff.

This cuff should not exceed—

2 cm

—, which is the narrowing of the endocervical canal, often leads to an abnormal quantity of fluid in the endocervical or endometrial canals

Cervical stenosis

cervical stenosis can be the result of a —

tumor in the cervix, cervical fibroid, cervical polyp, cervical infection, cervical atrophy, or scarring of the cervix following radiation treatment for cancer.