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Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1
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Definition 1
Slightly abnormal cells are found on the surface of the cervix. Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1 is usually caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and is found when a cervical biopsy is done. Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia 1 is not cancer and usually goes away on its own without treatment. Sometimes it becomes cancer and spreads to nearby normal tissue. CIN 1 may also be called low-grade or mild dysplasia. Also called CIN 1. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia characterized by the presence of maturation in the upper two-thirds of the squamous epithelium and mild nuclear atypia which is present in all epithelial layers. Mitotic figures are present in the basal third of the epithelium. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 3
A condition in which slightly abnormal cells grow on the thin layer of tissue that covers the cervix. These abnormal cells are not malignant (cancer) but may become cancer. (NCI Dictionary)
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