Endocervical gastric-type AIS: a rare histologic finding that further supports the hypothesis of a pyloric-type

Michele Paudice1,2, Veronica Parrella3, Giulia Scaglione4

  • 1Department of Integrated Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Histopathology
|April 1, 2026
PubMed
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