HPV Question

So a couple of years back, I went in to see my PC about a growth I had on the shaft of my penis. I had an online doc tell me she suspected it to be a prominent sebacious gland, but I wanted to be sure. Urologist performed a biopsy and sent it in for testing. Fast forward a few weeks and the results came back. To my surpise, the growth was found to be "HIGH GRADE PENILE INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA (SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN SITU)." Notes stated, "P16 shows strong staining and Ki67 shows proliferative activity in full-thickness epithelium."

Now, all of that initially sounds like jibberish for the most part, but according to internet research, it's strongly indicative of a sexually transmitted HPV infection. My urologist disagreed and said that wasn't necessarily the case, but Google begs to differ.

So, my question is this. How long would one have been infected w/ HPV before something like this materializes? And second, what are the odds of your body clearing itself of the virus? 90% of HPV infections go away on their own. Does the same apply of someone has had it long enough to develop a cancerous spot on their genitals?

I've been seen by my urologist periodically for the past couple of years for regular checkups to ensure there are no reoccurrences. I'm in the clear for reoccurrences, but thoughts of this potentially lingering virus keeps me worrying.

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