![What does the doctor see under the microscope when examining a biopsy and what are the possible diagnoses? What does the doctor see under the microscope when examining a biopsy and what are the possible diagnoses?](https://mortakis.hpvinfocenter.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/colposcopy_biopsy_mortakis-1.jpeg)
They see the epithelium and the area under the epithelium, called stroma. They examine the morphology of the cells and the structure of the epithelium.
The possible diagnoses are:
• Normal epithelium
• Infection of the epithelium by HPV
• Precancerous lesion
• Invasive cancer