[Endomitoses and squamous pearls in cervix dysplasia]

The authors describe the cytological and histological picture of intraplasmic inclusions in dysplasias of the cervix, apparent under the microscope. Their development may be due to cellular cannibalism or incomplete cell separation after abnormal nuclear division. The latter mode of cell division is probably associated with the development of squamous pearls observed in advanced dysplasias. Squamous pearls in cervical dysplasias do not attain the dimensions and degree of keratinization as pearls in squamous carcinoma, their similarity is, however, striking.