Development of melanosis of uterine cervix after cryotherapy for epithelial dysplasia. A case report and brief review of the literature on pigmented lesions of the cervix.
A case of melanosis of the exocervix, which developed within eight months after cryotherapy for epithelial dysplasia, is reported. The literature on pigmented lesions of the cervix is briefly summarized and the importance of biopsy and histologic examination for diagnosis and classification of these lesions is emphasized.
Hytiroglou
P
P
Department of Pathology, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11201.
Domingo
J
J
D000328:Adult; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008548:Melanosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*