| • This is a uterus with the fundus to the left and the
cervix is to the right.
• It has been opened to show the interior with the
endometrial cavity (em) and the endocervix (ec).
• Cervix has many mucus filled Nabothian cysts (arrows). |
| • This is a uterus with the fundus to the left and the
cervix is to the right.
• It has been opened to show the interior with the
endometrial cavity (em) and the endocervix (ec).
• Cervix has many mucus filled Nabothian cysts (arrows). |
| Nabothian Cysts |
| Etiology |
• Associated with conditions that promote squamous metaplasia • Inflammtion, irritation, low vaginal pH |
| Pathogenesis |
• As metaplasia of the overlying epithelium occurs, deep endocervical epithelium may become isolated from the surface • Secretion continues causing cyst formation |
| Epidemiology |
• Virtually universal in women of reproductive age |
| Clinical |
Usually asymptomatic. |
| General Gross Description |
• Usually small and filled with yellow mucus |
| General Micro Description |
• Contains eosinophilic acellular mucus • Lining epithelium resembles normal or compressed endocervical epithelium |
| Reference |
• Blaustein^s Pathology of the Female Genital Tract, 4th ed. Kurman RJ (ed). New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994, pp. 195.
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