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'''Reactive atypia''' a | '''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> | ||
Generally, it is understood as changes due to inflammation or injury without neoplastic change. | |||
A less confusing categorization is: | |||
# Reactive (benign). | |||
# Dysplastic (pre-malignant). | |||
# [[Indefinite for dysplasia]] ("I don't know"). | |||
Reactive atypia may confuse people between #1 and #2. | |||
''Reactive atypia'' is used by Sternberg.<ref>{{Ref Sternberg4|2055}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Reactive squamous epithelium of the uterine cervix]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||