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Endocervical Polyp

MedGen UID:
4941
•Concept ID:
C0014126
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Endocervical polyp
SNOMED CT: Endocervical polyp (8220004)

Definition

A polyp that arises from the endocervix. It is characterized by the presence of endocervical glands and a fibrovascular stroma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEndocervical Polyp

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cervical Screening Results Leading to Detection of Adenocarcinoma in Situ of the Uterine Cervix.
Srisomboon S, Tantipalakorn C, Charoenkwan K, Srisomboon J
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2019 Feb 26;20(2):377-382. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.2.377. PMID: 30803195Free PMC Article
An Innovative Approach: Using Simulation to Teach Primary Care Gynecologic Procedures.
Hellier SD, Ramponi DR, Wrynn A, Garofalo S
Simul Healthc 2017 Aug;12(4):268-273. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000213. PMID: 28072606

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Histopathological profile of cervical biopsies in northern Malawi: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Kaseka PU, Kayira A, Chimbatata CS, Chisale MRO, Kamudumuli P, Wu TJ, Mbakaya BC, Sinyiza FW
BMJ Open 2022 Mar 11;12(3):e048283. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048283. PMID: 35277397Free PMC Article
Endocervical polyps in high risk human papillomavirus infections.
Kucukyıldız I, Karaca M, Akgor U, Turkyılmaz M, Keskinkılıc B, Kara F, Ozgul N, Gultekin M
Ginekol Pol 2022;93(1):7-10. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.5603/GP.a2021.0207. PMID: 35072226
Clinicopathological Characteristics of Squamous Cell Carcinoma and High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions Involving Endocervical Polyps.
Park CK, Kim YW, Koh HH, Yoon N, Bae GE, Kim HS
In Vivo 2020 Sep-Oct;34(5):2613-2621. doi: 10.21873/invivo.12079. PMID: 32871791Free PMC Article
MRI findings before and after abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) for cervical cancer: a prospective study and review of the literature.
Bourgioti C, Koutoulidis V, Chatoupis K, Rodolakis A, Koureas A, Thomakos N, Moulopoulos LA
Clin Radiol 2014 Jul;69(7):678-86. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.02.001. PMID: 24625691
Benign vascular tumors of female genital tract.
Gupta R, Singh S, Nigam S, Khurana N
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006 May-Jun;16(3):1195-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2006.00523.x. PMID: 16803506

Diagnosis

Histopathological profile of cervical biopsies in northern Malawi: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
Kaseka PU, Kayira A, Chimbatata CS, Chisale MRO, Kamudumuli P, Wu TJ, Mbakaya BC, Sinyiza FW
BMJ Open 2022 Mar 11;12(3):e048283. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048283. PMID: 35277397Free PMC Article
Endocervical polyps in high risk human papillomavirus infections.
Kucukyıldız I, Karaca M, Akgor U, Turkyılmaz M, Keskinkılıc B, Kara F, Ozgul N, Gultekin M
Ginekol Pol 2022;93(1):7-10. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.5603/GP.a2021.0207. PMID: 35072226
MRI findings before and after abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) for cervical cancer: a prospective study and review of the literature.
Bourgioti C, Koutoulidis V, Chatoupis K, Rodolakis A, Koureas A, Thomakos N, Moulopoulos LA
Clin Radiol 2014 Jul;69(7):678-86. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.02.001. PMID: 24625691
Polypoid endometriosis of the cervix: a case report and review of the literature.
Jaiman S, Gundabattula SR, Pochiraju M, Sangireddy JR
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2014 Apr;289(4):915-20. Epub 2013 Dec 12 doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-3112-5. PMID: 24337728
Bilharzial endocervical polyp.
Eladl AE, Shebl AM, Elkashef WF, Zalata KR
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2012 Jul-Sep;55(3):377-8. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.101750. PMID: 23032837

Therapy

Primary Tuberculosis of Cervix Which Simulated Endocervical Polyp: A Case Study.
Jahan S, Begum F, Nigar K, Sarkar S, Beg A, Haque SMA, Nesa F
Mymensingh Med J 2024 Jan;33(1):307-310. PMID: 38163809
Possible impact of immunosuppressive therapy regimens on histopathologic outcomes of abnormal uterine bleeding in solid-organ transplant recipients.
Tohma YA, Akilli H, Kirnap M, Haberal AN, Akyel D, Zengin HY, Zeyneloglu HB, Kuscu E, Ayhan A, Haberal M
Clin Transplant 2018 Aug;32(8):e13305. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/ctr.13305. PMID: 29851156
Prospective study of saline infusion sonohysterography in evaluation of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding.
Pasrija S, Trivedi SS, Narula MK
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2004 Feb;30(1):27-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1341-8076.2004.00151.x. PMID: 14718017
Effect of adjuvant tamoxifen on the endometrium in women with breast cancer: a prospective study using office endometrial biopsy.
Barakat RR, Gilewski TA, Almadrones L, Saigo PE, Venkatraman E, Hudis C, Hoskins WJ
J Clin Oncol 2000 Oct 15;18(20):3459-63. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.20.3459. PMID: 11032585
Pitfalls in ultrasonic cervical length measurement for predicting preterm birth.
Yost NP, Bloom SL, Twickler DM, Leveno KJ
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Apr;93(4):510-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00438-4. PMID: 10214824

Prognosis

Cervical Screening Results Leading to Detection of Adenocarcinoma in Situ of the Uterine Cervix.
Srisomboon S, Tantipalakorn C, Charoenkwan K, Srisomboon J
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2019 Feb 26;20(2):377-382. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.2.377. PMID: 30803195Free PMC Article
Possible impact of immunosuppressive therapy regimens on histopathologic outcomes of abnormal uterine bleeding in solid-organ transplant recipients.
Tohma YA, Akilli H, Kirnap M, Haberal AN, Akyel D, Zengin HY, Zeyneloglu HB, Kuscu E, Ayhan A, Haberal M
Clin Transplant 2018 Aug;32(8):e13305. Epub 2018 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/ctr.13305. PMID: 29851156
Clinical parameters associated with absence of endocervical/transformation zone component in conventional cervical Papanicolaou smears.
Sun L, Wang PH, Lee CH, Fu TF, Chou MM, Hwang SF, Ke YM, Hsu ST, Lu CH
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Feb;55(1):81-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.03.015. PMID: 26927255
MRI findings before and after abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART) for cervical cancer: a prospective study and review of the literature.
Bourgioti C, Koutoulidis V, Chatoupis K, Rodolakis A, Koureas A, Thomakos N, Moulopoulos LA
Clin Radiol 2014 Jul;69(7):678-86. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.02.001. PMID: 24625691
Pitfalls in ultrasonic cervical length measurement for predicting preterm birth.
Yost NP, Bloom SL, Twickler DM, Leveno KJ
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Apr;93(4):510-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00438-4. PMID: 10214824

Clinical prediction guides

Endocervical polyps in high risk human papillomavirus infections.
Kucukyıldız I, Karaca M, Akgor U, Turkyılmaz M, Keskinkılıc B, Kara F, Ozgul N, Gultekin M
Ginekol Pol 2022;93(1):7-10. Epub 2022 Jan 24 doi: 10.5603/GP.a2021.0207. PMID: 35072226
Clinical parameters associated with absence of endocervical/transformation zone component in conventional cervical Papanicolaou smears.
Sun L, Wang PH, Lee CH, Fu TF, Chou MM, Hwang SF, Ke YM, Hsu ST, Lu CH
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2016 Feb;55(1):81-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tjog.2014.03.015. PMID: 26927255
What is the value of preoperative bimanual pelvic examination in women undergoing laparoscopic total hysterectomy?
Condous G, Van Calster B, Van Huffel S, Lam A
J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2007 May-Jun;14(3):334-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2006.12.001. PMID: 17478365
Hamartomatous endocervical polyp with heterologous mesenchymal tissue.
Ilhan R, Yavuz E, Iplikçi A, Tuzlali S
Pathol Int 2001 Apr;51(4):305-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2001.01194.x. PMID: 11350615
Pitfalls in ultrasonic cervical length measurement for predicting preterm birth.
Yost NP, Bloom SL, Twickler DM, Leveno KJ
Obstet Gynecol 1999 Apr;93(4):510-6. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(98)00438-4. PMID: 10214824

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