Cervical cancer is one of the common cancers in women, and the incidence of cervical cancer ranks first among female reproductive tract cancers in China[1]。 In developed countries, due to the popularization of cervical cancer screening and the use of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, the incidence of cervical cancer has decreased significantly in recent decades, among which the decline is dominated by cervical squamous cell carcinoma, while the decline in the incidence of cervical adenocarcinoma (EAC) is relatively insignificant[2]。 Unlike squamous cell carcinoma, the position of EAC is relatively high, and cervical exfoliative cytology is usually difficult to detect. Moreover, some EAC are not related to high-risk HPV infection, which brings great challenges to the prevention and treatment of EAC[3]。 In recent ten years, the clinical pathology classification of EAC has been greatly changed and new understanding, which has influenced the diagnosis and treatment of EAC. This article reviews this.