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Knowledge of the histology and cytology of the mucosa of the endocervix and endometrium will vastly aid in the interpretation of cervical cytology samples. In this chapter the normal histology and cytology of the endocervix, lower uterine segment, and endometrium are described and illustrated along with nonneoplastic alterations of the normal under various conditions.
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Tambouret, R.H., Wilbur, D.C. (2015). Normal Histology and Cytology of the Endocervix and Endometrium. In: Glandular Lesions of the Uterine Cervix. Essentials in Cytopathology, vol 19. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1989-5_3
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