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Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A premalignant change arising in the prostatic epithelium, regarded as the most important and most likely precursor of prostatic adenocarcinoma. The neoplasia takes the form of an intra-acinar or ductal proliferation of secretory cells with unequivocal nuclear anaplasia, which corresponds to nuclear grade 2 and 3 invasive prostate cancer.

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Entry terms

  • Intraepithelial Prostatic Neoplasia
  • Neoplasia, Prostatic Intraepithelial
  • Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasms

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