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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). | # Reactive (benign). | ||
# Dysplastic (pre-malignant). | # Dysplastic (pre-malignant). | ||
# Indefinite for dysplasia (I don't know). | # [[Indefinite for dysplasia]] ("I don't know"). | ||
Reactive atypia | Reactive atypia may confuse people between #1 and #2. | ||
''Reactive atypia'' is used by Sternberg.<ref>{{Ref Sternberg4|2055}}</ref> | ''Reactive atypia'' is used by Sternberg.<ref>{{Ref Sternberg4|2055}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Reactive squamous epithelium of the uterine cervix]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:33, 9 November 2014
Reactive atypia is a term that may be confusing as it contains the word "atypia"; some say it should not be used.[1]
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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ GHH. 17 November 2010.
- ↑ Mills, Stacey E; Carter, Darryl; Greenson, Joel K; Oberman, Harold A; Reuter, Victor E (2004). Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology (4th ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 2055. ISBN 978-0781740517.