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[[Image:Bronchial squamous metaplasia.jpg|thumb|right|Bronchial squamous metaplasia. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Yale Rosen)]] | [[Image:Bronchial squamous metaplasia.jpg|thumb|right|Bronchial squamous metaplasia. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/Yale Rosen)]] | ||
'''Squamous metaplasia''', abbreviated '''SM''', is a benign transformation of an epithelium to a squamous morphology. | '''Squamous metaplasia''', abbreviated '''SM''', is a benign transformation of an epithelium to a squamous morphology. | ||
''Immature squamous metaplasia'' is important to recognize, as it can histologically mimic [[high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion]] (HSIL). | |||
It is seen in a number of contexts - including: | It is seen in a number of contexts - including: | ||
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*Squamous metaplasia of the endometrium.<ref name=pmid7748076>{{Cite journal | last1 = Miranda | first1 = MC. | last2 = Mazur | first2 = MT. | title = Endometrial squamous metaplasia. An unusual response to progestin therapy of hyperplasia. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 119 | issue = 5 | pages = 458-60 | month = May | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7748076 }}</ref> | *Squamous metaplasia of the endometrium.<ref name=pmid7748076>{{Cite journal | last1 = Miranda | first1 = MC. | last2 = Mazur | first2 = MT. | title = Endometrial squamous metaplasia. An unusual response to progestin therapy of hyperplasia. | journal = Arch Pathol Lab Med | volume = 119 | issue = 5 | pages = 458-60 | month = May | year = 1995 | doi = | PMID = 7748076 }}</ref> | ||
*Squamous metaplasia of the bronchial epithelium. | *Squamous metaplasia of the bronchial epithelium. | ||
*[[Squamous metaplasia of the anus]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||