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-'''Reactive atypia''' a confusing term that should ''not'' be used.<ref>GHH. 17 November 2010.</ref>
+'''Reactive atypia''' is a term that may be confusing as it contains the word "atypia"; some say it should ''not'' be used.<ref>GHH. 17 November 2010.</ref>
-The correct categorization of a specimen is one of the following:
+Generally, it is understood as changes due to inflammation or injury without neoplastic change.
+A less confusing categorization is:
 # Reactive (benign).
 # Dysplastic (pre-malignant).