Another term for cervical dysplasia is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. The exact cause of cervical dysplasia is not known, however it has been linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV).

Agnes Kathrine Lie, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, and Gunnar Kristensen ... of the squamous epithelium. CIN: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV: Human papillomavirus.

AIS: Adenocarcinoma in situ; CIN: Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Summary of efficacy of HPV vaccination in preventing various anogenital dysplasias within the studied populations from the ...