What is “chronic cystic cervicitis” (per the pathology report following a hysterectomy)?
This is a condition in which the openings to the cervical glands get blocked by skin cells growing over the openings due to repair (metaplasia). Then the mucous in the glands can’t get out and they form pockets of cystic areas. It is usually a benign process although rarely it can get severe enough to block off the opening to the cervix.
