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Pathways of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous cell carcinoma.
Histopathology - 1 Jan 2013
Del Pino Marta, Rodriguez-Carunchio Leonardo, Ordi Jaume
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Vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC) accounts for >90% of the malignant tumours of the vulva. Most VSCCs originate in intraepithelial lesions, named vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN), that precede the development of VSCC by a variable period of time. Strong evidence has accumulated showing that there are two different aetiopathogenic pathways for the development of VSCC and VIN, one associated with...
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