neoplasia
71prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia — (PIN) abnormal cells in the prostate that are not cancer, but are associated with cancer within the prostate. Typically, PIN will be found in prostate biopsies taken because levels of prostate specific antigen are elevated and normally leads to… …
72biliary intraepithelial neoplasia — any of several premalignant lesions in the bile ducts that have varying degrees of severity, with flat pseudopapillae or micropapillae, and commonly develop into cholangiocarcinoma. Called also biliary dysplasia …
73gestational trophoblastic neoplasia — (GTN) a group of neoplastic disorders that originate in the placenta, including the benign hydatidiform mole and the malignant chorioadenoma destruens and choriocarcinoma. Called also gestational trophoblastic disease and trophoblastic disease …
74lobular neoplasia — lobular carcinoma in situ …
75multiple endocrine neoplasia — (MEN) a group of rare genetic disorders characterized by hyperplasia and hyperfunction of two or more components of the endocrine system. Several types have been distinguished; all are transmitted as autosomal dominant traits with varying… …
76penile intraepithelial neoplasia — dysplasia of epithelium of the penis, usually on the prepuce or glans, ranging from mild disorientation of epithelial cells with cellular pleomorphism to carcinoma in situ or invasive carcinoma. It is characterized by a slowly growing,… …
77vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia — a rare precancerous lesion of the vaginal epithelium, having a squamous cell origin. Various degrees of hyperplasia are distinguished according to the extent of epithelium involved …
78cervical intraepithelial neoplasia — CIN cellular changes in the cervix of the uterus preceding the invasive stages of cervical cancer. The CIN grading system distinguishes three stages: CIN 1 (mild dysplasia); CIN 2 (moderate dysplasia); and CIN 3 (severe dysplasia, carcinoma in… …
79prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia — PIN abnormal cells in the prostate that are not cancer, but are associated with cancer within the prostate. Typically, PIN will be found in prostate biopsies taken because levels of prostate specific antigen are elevated, and its presence… …
80cervical intraepithelial neoplasia — Growth of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix. Numbers from 1 to 3 may be used to describe how abnormal the cells are and how much of the cervical tissue is involved. Also called CIN …
