HIGH GRADE SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESION

Course overview

HIGH GRADE SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESION (HSIL) ENCOMPASSES THE ENTITIES PREVIOUSLY TERMED CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (CIN)2, CIN3, MODERATE AND SEVERE DYSPLASIA AND CARCINOMA IN SITU. HSIL IS A SQUAMOUS CELL ABNORMALITY ASSOCIATED WITH HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV). THOUGH NOT ALL HSIL WILL PROGRESS TO CANCER, HSIL IS CONSIDERED TO BE A PRECANCEROUS LESION AND THEREFORE IS USUALLY TREATED AGGRESSIVELY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION OF HIGH-GRADE SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESIONS AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THIS CONDITION.