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'''Desmoplasia''' is the formation if fibrous connective tissue.<ref>URL: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/desmoplasia http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/desmoplasia]. Accessed on: 2 May 2013.</ref> It is also known as the '''desmoplastic response''', '''desmoplastic stroma''', '''desmoplastic stromal response''', and '''stromal response'''. | '''Desmoplasia''' is the formation if fibrous connective tissue.<ref>URL: [http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/desmoplasia http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/desmoplasia]. Accessed on: 2 May 2013.</ref> It is also known as the '''desmoplastic response''', '''desmoplastic stroma''', '''desmoplastic stromal response''', and '''stromal response'''. | ||
It is a stromal change that in the context of dysplasia supports the diagnosis of an invasive carcinoma. | It is a stromal change that in the context of dysplasia supports the diagnosis of an invasive [[carcinoma]]. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||