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Hyperplasia

• increased organ/tissue mass due to increased number of cells.

• recall, hypertrophy and hyperplasia are not mutually exclusive.

a) Etiology

i) Physiologic Hyperplasia

• physiologic hormonal stimulation

• compensatory hyperplasia

ii) Pathologic Hyperplasia

• excessive hormonal stimulation

• chronic irritation (via growth factors)

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