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  • Title: Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia is a risk factor for cancer.
    Author: Bostwick DG.
    Journal: Semin Urol Oncol; 1999 Nov; 17(4):187-98. PubMed ID: 10632120.
    Abstract:
    High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) is now accepted as the most likely preinvasive stage of adenocarcinoma, a decade after its first formal description. PIN has a high predictive value as a marker for adenocarcinoma, and its identification warrants repeat biopsy for concurrent or subsequent invasive carcinoma. The only method of detection is biopsy; PIN does not significantly elevate serum PSA concentration or its derivatives and cannot be detected by ultrasonography. Most studies suggest that most patients with PIN will develop carcinoma within 10 years. PIN is associated with progressive abnormalities of phenotype and genotype, which are similar to cancer rather than normal prostatic epithelium, indicating impairment of cell differentiation with advancing stages of prostatic carcinogenesis. Androgen deprivation therapy decreases the prevalence and extent of PIN, suggesting that this form of treatment may play a role in chemoprevention.
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