Cervical Cancers: Varieties and the Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology
Open Access
- 14 June 2022
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Scientific Scholar in Cytojournal
- Vol. 19, 39
- https://doi.org/10.25259/cmas_03_14_2021
Abstract
Carcinoma of cervix is classified as per the WHO classification into primary tumors which are predominantly epithelial tumors, mesenchymal tumors and tumor like lesions, mixed epithelial stromal tumors, melanocytic, germ cell, and lymphoid tumors. Secondary tumors are uncommon. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in various morphological forms needs to be separated from other epithelial tumors for treatment modality selection. Majority of SCC are human papilloma virus (HPV) positive. The histological pattern, HPV type, and grading do not affect prognosis. Mixed mesenchymal and epithelial tumors are of Mullerian origin. Among sarcomas, Botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma needs to be looked for, as a small biopsy may miss it. Carcinoma cervix is not the only cancer caused by HPV. High-risk HPV is implicated in causation of various other cancers such as anal cancers, oropharyngeal cancers, vulval cancers, vaginal cancers, and penile cancers. Low-risk HPV viruses similarly cause infections of perianal and genital region in males and females. The terminology for these lesions has evolved before understanding of pathogenesis of low- and high-risk HPV. The lower anogenital squamous terminology (LAST), an acronym for LAST, incorporates the low- and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) terminology. In invasive cancers, a superficially invasive SCC is a well-defined entity. LAST outlines areas where p16 use is recommended. No benefit of addition of other biomarkers like p63 or ki67 is found in problem-solving in differentiation of HSIL from mimics or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Routine use of biomarkers is not advocated.Keywords
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