Experts explain the detailed classification of cervical erosion

Cervical erosion is the most common gynecological disease. There are several types of cervical erosion according to the form of ulceration in the patient. So what are the common types of cervical erosion? Let's take a look at the classification of cervical erosion.

1. True erosion: Since the surface of the cervix is ​​often covered with a lot of mucus or purulent secretions, these secretions stimulate and soak the squamous epithelium around the external cervical opening for a long time. In addition, the inflammatory infiltration of the deep tissues of the cervix causes the squamous epithelium covering the surface of the cervix to lose vitality and fall off, forming an ulcer. This is true erosion. However, this eroded surface is quickly covered by the surrounding columnar epithelium, forming a red area with a granular surface and a certain luster, which is false erosion. The cervical erosions we find in our daily work are mostly false erosions, and true erosion is only a short stage in this pathological process. Its prognosis will be that the surface is covered by columnar epithelium and becomes false erosion. This is one of the common types of cervical erosion.

2. Pseudo-erosion: It is also a common classification of cervical erosion. The pathological concept of erosion refers to the shedding of the surface epithelium, and the common cervical erosion in clinical work is mostly the red area around the external cervical opening. During colposcopy, after applying 3% acetic acid on the surface of the red area, it can be seen that the red area has a "grape bunch" change, which is caused by columnar epithelial edema. If a biopsy is performed on this area, columnar epithelium can be seen on the surface under a microscope. Therefore, if the pathological definition of erosion is strictly followed, this does not belong to erosion, so some people suggest calling it pseudo-erosion. Cervical erosion seen in clinical work mostly belongs to this type of cervical erosion.

The above information is about the classification of cervical erosion. I hope it will be of some help to patients. Generally speaking, the classification of cervical erosion introduced by experts is still very detailed. If you have any questions about the classification of cervical erosion, you can consult our experts.