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Where is the usual site of cervical dysplasia or cancer in situ?

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The squamous epithelium of the vagina meets the columnar epithelium of the vagina.

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Answer: Columnar epithelium of the cervix meets the squamous epithelium of the vagina.
That point where this epithelia meet is the transformation zone or the squamous-columnar junction and it's where the HPV can cause cancer more easily. First causes dysplasia and then advances to cancer.


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