RESUMO
El carcinoma papilar de células escamotransicionales del cuello uterino, es una variante rara del carcinoma escamoso, que se caracteriza por presentar un patrón arquitectural papilar, por ser profundamente invasivo y por su tendencia a recidivar y metastatizar tardíamente. Se presenta una serie de 16 casos y se analizan los hallazgos clínicos, macroscópicos, histopatológicos, citológicos e inmuno-histoquímicos. Se revisa la literatura, discutiendo la posible génesis de este proceso neoplásico.
Papillary squamous-transitional cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma. It is characterized by their papilar architectural pattern, to be deeply invasive, and their tendency to show a late metastasize and local recurrence. A series of 16 cases is presented and their clinical, macroscopic, histopathological, cytologic and immunohistochemical findings are analyzed. The literature is reviewed and the possible genesis of this neoplasm is discussed.