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A Review and Update on Papillary Immature Metaplasia of the Uterine Cervix: A Distinct Subset of Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion, Proposing a Possible Cell of Origin.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Aug 2018
Hong Soon Auck, Yoo Su Hyun, Choi Jene, Robboy Stanley J, Kim Kyu-Rae
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CONTEXT: - Papillary immature metaplasia (PIM) is a known papillary cervical lesion associated with low-risk human papillomavirus (LR-HPV). OBJECTIVE: - To evaluate additional clinicopathologic features and the HPV genotypes of PIM and discuss the presumptive cell of origin. DESIGN: - A total of 26 PIM cases were evaluated by p16INK4a, cytokeratin (CK) 7, and CK17 immunohistochemical stainings. Human...
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