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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==
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