Necrobiotic granulomas of the uterine cervix

Abstract

Three cases of necrobiotic granulomas of the uterine cervix occurring in patients with a history of previous cervical surgery are described. This distinctive lesion histologically resembles a rheumatoid nodule but is not associated with infection or connective tissue disease. The clinicopathologic features of these cases are virtually identical to analogous postoperative lesions that have been described in the prostate. Such necrobiotic granulomas seem to be a result of prior surgery and should not be confused with other more portentous granulomatous diseases.