Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
| Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia | |
|---|---|
| Term | Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia |
| Short definition | cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - (pronounced) (SER-vih-kul IN-truh-eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul NEE-oh-PLAY-zhuh) Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the cervix. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is usually caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and is found when a cervical biopsy is performed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
cervical intraepithelial neoplasia - (pronounced) (SER-vih-kul IN-truh-eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul NEE-oh-PLAY-zhuh) Abnormal cells are found on the surface of the cervix. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is usually caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and is found when a cervical biopsy is performed. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is not cancer but can become cancerous and spread to adjacent normal tissue. It is graded on a scale of 1 to 3 depending on how abnormal the cells look under a microscope and how much cervical tissue is affected. For example, CIN 1 has abnormal cells easily and is less likely to develop into cancer than CIN 2 or CIN 3. Also called CIN
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
- Wikipedia's article - Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
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