Morphological Spectrum of Benign Lesions of the Uterine Cervix at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Tamilnadu, India: A Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

The bulk of specimens received at the histopathology section in the department of pathology typically consist of uterine cervix. Cervical lesions can take many different forms, which makes diagnosis difficult. In this context, a thorough histomorphological analysis of the cervix's non-neoplastic lesions is beneficial. This study included 833 uterine cervix samples that were either obtained from biopsies or hysterectomy samples. These cervices were subjected to a thorough gross and microscopic examination before being classified into various lesions. In the study, benign lesions of a total of 16 different types were found. The most frequent lesion, chronic cervicitis (non-specific), was found in 678 (81.39%) patients, while decidual change, endometriosis, and tuberculosis were all found in only one case (0.12%). Numerous non-neoplastic lesions of the cervix were found throughout the trial, which significantly increased the patients' morbidity. This study aims to investigate these more prevalent but less often reported lesions.