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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