Open AccessProstatic intraepithelial neoplasia- the story evolves
Author(s) -
SV Pradhan,
Preeta Sharan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pathology of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2091-0797
pISSN - 2091-0908
DOI - 10.3126/jpn.v6i12.16258
Subject(s) - medicine , intraepithelial neoplasia , high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia , lesion , carcinoma in situ , pathology , carcinoma , urology , prostate , cancer
Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia is preneoplastic lesion described from early of this 20th century. PIN includes a spectrum of features ranging from low grade to high grade neoplasia. The studies are focused on their influence to predict the occurence of prostatic carcinoma. This review analyses the various development in the identification and differentiation of PIN and their clinical implication.