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Can dysplasia lead to cancer?
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Dysplasia: Yes dysplasia of any organ or tissue can lead to neoplasia or malignant transformation!
Answered 11/22/2012
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Yes: Progression from normal cell to cancer is like going from white to black over a grey spectrum that keeps getting darker. Normal cell can become dysplastic-- become severe dysplastic -- become low grade cancer-- become high grade.
Answered 12/16/2014
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