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HPV-associated oral intraepithelial neoplasia

Friday 10 May 2013

HPV-associated OIN; Human papillomavirus-associated oral intraepithelial neoplasia.

The term ’HPV-associated Oral Intraepithelial Neoplasia’ characterize lesions of the oral cavity for consistency in nomenclature with HPV-associated lesions of the lower anogenital tract.

Epithelial hyperplasia with marked karyorrhexis and apoptosis are present in all the cases, along with features of conventional oral epithelial dysplasia.

Reference

- Human papillomavirus-associated oral intraepithelial neoplasia. Woo SB, Cashman EC, Lerman MA. Mod Pathol. 2013 Apr 19. doi : 10.1038/modpathol.2013.70 PMID: 23599160