conization
Cone-shaped tissue removal
Conization is a surgical procedure that removes a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix, typically to diagnose or treat abnormal cells that may become cancerous.
The procedure is also called a cone biopsy: The doctor recommended conization after her Pap smear showed precancerous changes.
Uterine opening to vagina
- dysplasiaAbnormal tissue formation
- HPVCommon sexually transmitted virus
- papillomavirusWart-inducing viral family
- neoplasiaAbnormal tissue proliferation
precancerous · lesion · squamous · adenocarcinoma · CIN · cytology · epithelium · screening
Magnified gynecological tissue examination
- LEEPElectrosurgical cervical tissue removal
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- excisionCutting out of tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
electrosurgery · laser · cryotherapy · ablation · incision · hemostasis · anesthesia · resection
Study of tissue structure
- specimenIndividual for examination
- marginEdge of a page
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
prognosis · benign · malignant · pathologist · microscopy · grading · staging · laboratory
cervix
Uterine opening to vagina
- dysplasiaAbnormal tissue formation
- HPVCommon sexually transmitted virus
- papillomavirusWart-inducing viral family
neoplasia · precancerous · lesion · squamous · adenocarcinoma · CIN · cytology · epithelium · screening
colposcopy
Magnified gynecological tissue examination
- LEEPElectrosurgical cervical tissue removal
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- excisionCutting out of tissue
scalpel · electrosurgery · laser · cryotherapy · ablation · incision · hemostasis · anesthesia · resection · curette
histology
Study of tissue structure
diagnosis · prognosis · benign · malignant · pathologist · microscopy · grading · staging · laboratory
apex
Uppermost point or culmination