An overview of benign and premalignant lesions of the foreskin
The foreskin is a common surgical specimen encountered by the practising histopathologist. Therapeutic circumcisions are performed to treat both benign and neoplastic foreskin lesions. Penile intraepithelial neoplasia (PeIN) is the precursor lesion of penile squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies PeIN into two subtypes based on the association with Human Papillomavirus (HPV); these include differentiated and undifferentiated PeIN. These subtypes of PeIN can be differentiated by specific cytological and architectural characteristics.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Alexander Sewell, Jon Oxley Tags: Mini-symposium: nephrourology Source Type: research
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