Squamous cells of the cervix
Squamous cells are cells on the surface of the cervix that look flat and scale-like under a microscope. Squamous cells are found in the constantly changing (transformation) zone of the cervix where columnar (rectangular-shaped) cells are transforming into squamous cells normally. This area of changing cells is the most common place on the cervix for abnormal cells to develop.
| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH Carrie Henley | Last Updated: April 10, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Joy Melnikow, MD, MPH - Family Medicine Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Barbara S. Apgar, MD, MS - Family Medicine, Women's Health Ross Berkowitz, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology Deborah A. Penava, BA, MD, FRCSC, MPH - Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
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