Polyp of the uterine cervix with heterologous fatty tissue

• Main Authors: Irene Pecorella, Marco Monti, Maria Luisa Framarino Dei Malatesta, Gaia Ciardi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
• Subjects: Cervical choristoma; cervical polyp; heterotopic adipose tissue
• Online Access: http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2018;volume=61;issue=4;spage=593;epage=595;aulast=Pecorella
• ISSN: 0377-4929

This report documents an uncommon case of choristomatous cervical polyp-containing fat tissue. The patient was a 24-year-old female who presented with irregular intermenstrual bleeding. On examination, a polypoid lesion with smooth outlines, measuring 1 cm in diameter was removed. Microscopic examination demonstrated abnormal fibrous stroma, devoid of endocervical glands, containing mature adipose tissue, and thick-walled blood vessels. The lesion was covered by a typical mature squamous cell outer lining. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second report of an adipose tissue arising from the cervical wall. Further clinicopathologic considerations are needed to elucidate the origin of the fatty component in cervical polyps.