Chapter 14 - Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)»Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53)»Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (N42.31)
N42.31
Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia7 drugs (3 approved, 4 experimental)
A premalignant change arising in the prostatic epithelium, regarded as the most important and most likely precursor of prostatic adenocarcinoma. The neoplasia takes the form of an intra-acinar or ductal proliferation of secretory cells with unequivocal nuclear anaplasia, which corresponds to nuclear grade 2 and 3 invasive prostate cancer.