The normal cervix is made up of layers of epithelial cells. The normal distribution is that the bottom layer is made of round yo

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The normal cervix is made up of layers of epithelial cells. The normal distribution is that the bottom layer is made of round young cells. As the cells mature they rise to the surface and flatten out, so that on the surface the cells are flat. In cervical dysplasia there is a lack of this organized growth process. Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is divided into grades, which describe how deeply the abnormal cells have gone into the surface layer of the cervix. CIN I - only one third of the thickness of the surface layer of the cervix is affected; CIN II - two thirds of the thickness of the surface layer of the cervix is affected; CIN III - the full thickness of the surface layer of the cervix is affected. This image represents CIN I.

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