adenosquamous carcinoma of cervix

Adenosquamous cell carcinoma (ASC) of the cervix is a rare histological subtype of cervical carcinoma.

Pathology

It has components of both cervical adenocarcinoma and cervical squamous cell carcinoma.

Prognosis

An adenosquamous histology appears to be an independent predictor of poor outcome in women with cervical carcinoma compared with their counterparts who have pure adenocarcinoma. A significant decrease in survival, however, applies to patients with advanced-stage disease, usually FIGO stage IIb or above .

See also

• WHO histological classification of tumors of the uterine cervix

Siehe auch:

• adenosquamöses Karzinom
• WHO Klassifikation der Tumoren der Cervix uteri