Figure 11.

Figure 11.

Pap smear: invasive squamous-cell cancer

Highly atypical pleomorphic nuclei with an extremely irregular chromatin pattern and large irregular chromocenters in a background of necrotic cells.

From: 1, Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection

Cover of Human Papillomaviruses
Human Papillomaviruses.
IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, No. 64.
IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.
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