transformation zoneObjective: To study clinical factors predicting the absence of endocervical/transformation zone (EC/TZ) components of conventional cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smears.Sun, LouWang, Peng-HuiLee, Chen-HuiFu, Tsai-FengChou, Min-MinHwang, Sheau-FengKe, Yu-MinHsu, Shih-TienLu, ...
Multiple large cysts encircling a smaller, central solid component in the upper cervix; termed the cosmos pattern (referring to the flower,Cosmos bipinnatus) Gastric type adenocarcinomas, including MDA, tend to present instead as predominantly solid lesions; however, some may display overlapping features...
Pregnancy increased the absence of EC/TZ component [odds ratio (OR: 2.84, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.14–3.77, p < 0.0001]. Postpartum status and endocervical polyps decreased incidence (OR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.38–0.98, p = 0.043 and OR: 0.33, 95% CI: 0.25–0.44, p < ...