Adenoid Basal Carcinoma


D efinition Adenocarcinoma composed of basaloid cells with areas of columnar cell differentiation.

Clinical Features

Epidemiology

  • Rare; accounts for less than 5% of cervical carcinomas.

  • Usually seen in postmenopausal women.

  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) associated.

  • African-American women are affected more than other ethnicities.

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