A CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY OF GLANDULAR DYSPLASIA OF THE CERVIX

With the increasing incidence of cervical adenocarcinoma there is a gr owing interest in the detection and treatment of glandular precursors. A major obstacle to this research is that endocervical glandular dysp lasia (EGD) is rare and infrequently reported. From a study of 30 pati ents it appears that EGD often occurs with concomitant squamous dyspla sia and also benign and preinvasive glandular changes in the cervix an d endometrium. If EGD is detected on cervical biopsy hysteroscopy, dil atation and curettage and cone biopsy should be performed. (C) 1997 Ac ademic Press