PIN
Definition: Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia or Prostatic Intraductal Neoplasia; a pre-malignant change arising in the prostatic epithelium (the thin tissue that covers the prostate gland) regarded as the most important and most likely precursor of prostatic adenocarcinoma; called dysplasia by some.
For more information: See neoplasia, dysplasia, adenocarcinoma.
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