Tumor typing of endocervical adenocarcinoma: Contemporary review and recommendations from the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists Review


Authors: Stolnicu, S.; Park, K. J.; Kiyokawa, T.; Oliva, E.; McCluggage, W. G.; Soslow, R. A.
Review Title: Tumor typing of endocervical adenocarcinoma: Contemporary review and recommendations from the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
Abstract: The incidence of endocervical adenocarcinoma, the second most common cervical cancer in the world, has been on the rise. While most cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas and associated with high-risk oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV), approximately 15% of endocervical adenocarcinomas, which now represent about one quarter of all cervical cancers, are HPV-independent. In this review, we will focus on the shortcomings of historical histologic classification systems of female genital tract tumors as they pertain to endocervical adenocarcinomas, and we will highlight the advantages of the new International Endocervical Adenocarcinoma Criteria and Classification system, which forms the basis for the WHO 2020 classification. We will cover the various histologic types, subtypes, and variants of endocervical adenocarcinoma with regard to morphology, immunophenotype, molecular genetics, HPV status and differential diagnosis, and we will provide International Society of Gynecological Pathologists recommendations for diagnosing these tumors.
Keywords: adenocarcinoma; classification; uterine cervix; cervical cancer; immunohistochemical analysis; cervical; different; minimal deviation adenocarcinoma; gastric morphology; squamous-cell carcinomas; types; histological subtypes; glandular hyperplasia; endocervical adenocarcinoma; mucin-producing carcinoma; mesonephric lesions; hpv-associated; hpv-independent; isgyp
Journal Title: International Journal of Gynecological Pathology
Volume: 40
Issue: Suppl. 1
ISSN: 0277-1691
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2021-03-01
Start Page: S75
End Page: S91
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000655694000007
DOI: 10.1097/pgp.0000000000000751
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC7888380
PUBMED: 33570865
Notes: Review -- Source: Wos
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