Squamous metaplasia

Bronchial squamous metaplasia. H&E stain. (WC/Yale Rosen)

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:

Squamous metaplasia of the uterine cervix.
Squamous metaplasia of the urinary bladder.
Squamous metaplasia of lactiferous ducts (SMOLD).
Squamous metaplasia of the amnion.
Squamous metaplasia of the endometrium.^[1]
Squamous metaplasia of the bronchial epithelium.
Squamous metaplasia of the anus.

References

↑ Miranda, MC.; Mazur, MT. (May 1995). "Endometrial squamous metaplasia. An unusual response to progestin therapy of hyperplasia.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 119 (5): 458-60. PMID 7748076.

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[pmid7748076-1] Miranda, MC.; Mazur, MT. (May 1995). "Endometrial squamous metaplasia. An unusual response to progestin therapy of hyperplasia.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 119 (5): 458-60. PMID 7748076.

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Squamous metaplasia

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