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Which type of cellular adaptation would create the greatest concern if found on a biopsy report? Dysplasia Metaplasia Hyperplasia Hypertrophy

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Dysplasia

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Dysplasia has to do with the occurrence of abnormal growth of cells in tissues. In dysplasia, mature cells are replaced with less mature cells. These abnormal cells are referred to as dysplastic cells, and they have the potential of transforming to cancer cells. These are also referred to as preneoplastic lesions because in cancer development they precede neoplastic cells which cannot be reversed..

Metaplasia is the replacement of a well-differentiated (mature) with another mature cell. In cancer development, metaplasia precedes dysplasia.

Hypertrophy is the abnormal enlargement of tissues or organs as a result of the increase in the size of cells within the tissues or organs.

Hyperplasia is the abnormal enlargement of tissues or organs as a result of the increase in the number of cells within the tissues or organs.

Compared to others, Dysplasia has the greatest potential of becoming cancer; once dysplastic cells are formed it can easily morph to neoplastic cells which are cancer cells and that is why it will create the greatest concern if found on a biopsy report.

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