Cervix
Inflammatory / infectious
Vasculitis
Author: Branko Perunovic, D.M.
Last author update: 1 May 2007
Last staff update: 13 December 2022
Copyright: 2007-2024, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Vasculitis cervix
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Case reports | Microscopic (histologic) images | Additional referencesCite this page: Perunovic B. Vasculitis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/cervixvasculitis.html. Accessed December 24th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Vasculitis of any type affecting the female genital tract is usually an isolated finding (only 10% have systemic disease, Int J Gynecol Pathol 2000;19:258)
- Isolated polyarteritis nodosa of female genital tract is rare, either giant cell type in postmenopausal women in any part of female genital tract or PAN type in younger women affecting cervix (Mod Pathol 1994;7:610)
Case reports
- 44 year old woman with previous cervical biopsies showing CIN II - III (Case #91)
Microscopic (histologic) images
Case #91
Inflammatory infiltrate in the vessel wall
Lymphocytes, neutrophils and occasional eosinophils
Fibrinoid necrosis within the media
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