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The PAS-negative epithelium has undergone dysplasia. These cells have lost their maturation and orientation, and some undergo mitosis. The loss of maturation and orientation has caused them to not produce glycogen like healthy cells do, which is why they’re PAS-negative. They are pleomorphic, meaning that the cells and their nuclei have varying shapes and sizes. They’re larger than normal epithelial cells, and don’t have the same shape as the healthy cells anymore.[[File:CIN III pleiomorphism.png|thumb|Note also that the cells are pleiomorphic, i.e. they have different shapes and sizes and nuclei look different.]]A special cell type called koilocytes can also be seen. These are the cells with the perinuclear halo and irregular nuclei. The presence of these cells is called koilocytosis or koilocytic atypia. Koilocytes are a sign of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.
The PAS-negative epithelium has undergone dysplasia. These cells have lost their maturation and orientation, and some undergo mitosis. The loss of maturation and orientation has caused them to not produce glycogen like healthy cells do, which is why they’re PAS-negative. They are pleomorphic, meaning that the cells and their nuclei have varying shapes and sizes. They’re larger than normal epithelial cells, and don’t have the same shape as the healthy cells anymore.[[File:CIN III pleiomorphism.png|thumb|Note also that the cells are pleiomorphic, i.e. they have different shapes and sizes and nuclei look different.]]A special cell type called koilocytes can also be seen. These are the cells with the perinuclear halo and irregular nuclei. The presence of these cells is called koilocytosis or koilocytic atypia. Koilocytes are a sign of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection.


This dysplasia is part of a condition called cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. This condition has three degrees of severity:
This dysplasia is part of a condition called cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. This condition has three degrees of severity: CIN I – Dysplasia in only lower 1/3 of epithelium, CIN II – Dysplasia in lower 2/3 of epithelium, and CIN III – Dysplasia in the whole epithelium.


* CIN I – Dysplasia in only lower 1/3 of epithelium
Any type of CIN is a precancerous lesion for cervical cancer. CIN III is the closest to becoming cancer while CIN I is the earliest stage. However, not all CIN III lesions become cancer – only 10% of them become cancerous. Because dysplasia is in the whole width of the epithelium in this slide it is classified as CIN III.
* CIN II – Dysplasia in lower 2/3 of epithelium
* CIN III – Dysplasia in the whole epithelium
 
Any type of CIN is a precancerous lesion for cervical cancer. CIN III is the closest to becoming cancer while CIN I is the earliest stage. However, not all CIN III lesions become cancer – only 10% of them become cancerous.
 
Because dysplasia is in the whole width of the epithelium in this slide is it classified as CIN III.
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