Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in the Uterine Cervix Associated with Tissue Repair

Figure 1

Microscopic appearance of the uterine cervix showed granulation tissue at squamocolumnar junction consistent with previous biopsy site (a). Clusters of erythroid precursors (b) and a megakaryocyte ((c), arrow) embedded in granulation tissue. The erythroid precursors were highlighted by glycophorin C (d).

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