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Dysplasia

• in mature tissues, it refers to disordered growth of cells.

• loss of cell uniformity & architectural disorganization.

• primarily in epithelium; early indicator of neoplastic transformation.

• characterized by cellular atypia:

pleomorphism.

nuclei often hyperchromatic,

enlarged (↑ N/C ratio) & large

nucleoli.

more mitotic figures; in

abnormal locations.

tissue architecture is often

disorganized.

Adaptive changes in epithelium

Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease (2006), 4 th ed., Mosby-Elsevier

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