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Microglandular Hyperplasia of the Cervix
D efinition — A proliferation of specialized cuboidal cells derived from the squamocolumnar junction that gives rise to reserve cells, squamous metaplasia, and can harbor squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs).
Clinical Features
Epidemiology
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Most commonly occurs in young women with an uncertain relationship to hormones.
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Occasionally occurs in women not receiving hormonal therapy, as well as postmenopausal women.
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Likely a proliferation of multipotential squamocolumnar junction–type cells.
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