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Heterogeneity of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia related to HPV16: implications for natural history and management.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2013
Wentzensen Nicolas, Walker Joan, Schiffman Mark, Yang Hannah P, Zuna Rosemary E, Dunn S Terence, Allen R Andy, Zhang Roy, Sherman Mark, Gold Michael A, Wang Sophia S
Abstract excerpt
Factors associated with progression from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grades 2 and 3 to invasive cancer are not well understood; most CIN2 and CIN3 do not progress to cancer. Among carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types, infections with HPV16 have the highest risk of progressing to cancer. We evaluated the heterogeneity of risk factors, lesion size, colposcopic impression and colposcopic biopsy...
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