Symptoms of cervical squamous cell hyperplasia

Atypical cervical squamous epithelium hyperplasia refers to the abnormal proliferation of the squamous epithelium of the cervix, but it is not typical enough, that is, it is not enough to diagnose cancer. It is also called "structural dysplasia". According to the degree of hyperplasia, it can be divided into three types: mild, moderate and severe. Atypical hyperplasia can have three transformation results: after treatment, most can return to normal, some remain unchanged, and a small part transforms into cancer. Since atypical hyperplasia can turn into cancer and often coexist with cancer (some parts of the same cervix have atypical hyperplasia and some parts develop cancer), it has a certain degree of potential malignancy and is called "precancerous lesions" and is actively treated. The following is an introduction to its symptoms.

Symptoms of cervical squamous cell hyperplasia

1. Chronic inflammation and long-term stimulation cause congestion and edema of the cervix, and hyperplasia of cervical glands and stroma, leading to varying degrees of cervical hypertrophy.

2. Mucus retention may occur deep in the cervical glands, forming cysts of varying sizes, causing the cervix to become enlarged.

Cervical hypertrophy can sometimes be 2 to 4 times larger than a normal cervix, and the surface of the cervix can be smooth or eroded. The texture of the cervix is ​​generally hard, which is caused by the hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue. Cervical hypertrophy generally does not require treatment. If there is erosion, cervical erosion can be treated.

The surface of the enlarged cervix may also experience erosion due to injury or inflammatory stimulation, such as shedding of squamous epithelium and hyperplasia of columnar epithelium. After the inflammation is treated, the local congestion and edema of the cervix subsides, and the surface of the cervix is ​​covered with squamous epithelium again and returns to its smooth state. However, the hyperplastic connective tissue does not subside and still exists, so the cervix still maintains its hypertrophic appearance, sometimes even increasing by 1-2 times or more.

The main clinical symptom of cervical hypertrophy is increased vaginal discharge. In addition, due to the proliferation of connective tissue and the spread of inflammation along the cervix or through the uterosacral ligament to the pelvic cavity, patients often complain of lumbar pain or a feeling of heaviness in the perineum, which are two of the more prominent symptoms of cervical hypertrophy.

Atypical cervical squamous epithelium hyperplasia is an abnormal proliferation of the cervical squamous epithelium, characterized by poor cell differentiation, nuclear atypia and nuclear division, but not sufficient to be diagnosed as carcinoma in situ. It has been variously known as dysplasia, anaplasia, premalignant metaplasia, and basal cell transition activity. The National Pathology Conference named it atypical hyperplasia. Studies have confirmed that atypical hyperplasia of the cervical squamous epithelium is different in nature from normal cells. It is an intermediate transition stage from benign epithelium to cancer and a precancerous lesion, so it should be taken seriously in clinical practice.

The above is an introduction to the symptoms of atypical hyperplasia of cervical squamous epithelium. If this case is found, effective measures should be taken and treatment should be sought in a timely manner. Do not take it lightly. The editor hopes that everyone can stay away from diseases and live a healthy life in the future.