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cervical squamo-columnar junction
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Region of cervical epithelium where columnar epithelium of endocervic and the stratified non-keratinising squamous epithelium of the ectocervic meet [ http://www.asccp.org/practicemanagement/cervix/histologyofthenormalcervix/tabid/5842/default.aspx ]
Term info
Label
cervical squamo-columnar junction
Synonyms
- squamo-columnar junction of uterine cervix
- squamocolumnar junction of uterine cervix
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Site of 90% of lower genital tract neoplasia. This junction is presumed, but not proven, to be the embryologic junction of the Müllerian and urogenital sinus epithelia.
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squamocolumnar junction
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UBERON:0012253
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- epithelium and part of some uterine cervix and continuous with some cervix squamous epithelium and continuous with some cervix glandular epithelium
Subclass of:
- cervix epithelium
- continuous with some cervix squamous epithelium
- continuous with some cervix glandular epithelium