Penile intraepithelial neoplasia

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Penile intraepithelial neoplasia, abbreviated PeIN, is the precursor of squamous cell carcinoma of the penis.

It may be abbreviated PIN;[1] however, this can cause confusion with the prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (the presursor of prostate carcinoma).

General

Microscopic

See vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia.

DDx:

Subclassification

Subclassified based on the role of HPV,[2] as in vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia:

  • Conventional PeIN.
  • Differentiated PeIN.

IHC

  • p16 -ve in dPeIN,Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag</ref> +ve in cPeIN.

See also

References

  1. Porter, WM.; Francis, N.; Hawkins, D.; Dinneen, M.; Bunker, CB. (Dec 2002). "Penile intraepithelial neoplasia: clinical spectrum and treatment of 35 cases.". Br J Dermatol 147 (6): 1159-65. PMID 12452865.
  2. Velazquez, EF.; Chaux, A.; Cubilla, AL. (May 2012). "Histologic classification of penile intraepithelial neoplasia.". Semin Diagn Pathol 29 (2): 96-102. PMID 22641959.