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Metaplasia
"metaplasia" refers to one tissue type undergoing a change to another, such as bronchial lining (which is usually a single layer of cells, "respiratory epithelium" becoming multi-layered and heavily keratinized, so-called squamous metaplasia. This is common in smokers. Other such changes can produce tissue such as bone in abnormal sites.
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A 67-year old female asked:
Metaplasia is a reversible change in cell types. However, for the change to reverse, the insult, stimulus, factor causing the change has to be removed?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: metaplasia?
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A 46-year old asked:
Help! I've been having chronic endocervisitis with squamaous metaplasia?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Is intestinal metaplasia a reversible condition?
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A 29-year old asked:
Whats squamous metaplasia?
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What is "atypical squamous metaplasia" ?
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A 43-year old asked:
What's the difference between metaplasia and dysplasia?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Is intestinal metaplasia bad?
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What is focul intestinal metaplasia without displasia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Can squamous metaplasia turn into cancer in a yr ? Im worried
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A 44-year old female asked:
What is the diagnosis of metaplasia of a pap smear is indicative of?
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A 77-year old female asked:
Had a colonoscopy and the biopsies showed a change is the cell type, called interstinal metaplasia. What does that mean?
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A 29-year old male asked:
When a patient progresses to stomach metaplasia, is there a reduction of previous symptoms, giving the patient a false sense of security?
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When a patient progresses to stomach metaplasia, is there a reduction of previous symptoms, giving the patient a false sense of well-being?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Hi, can you please explain if a coploscopy finding is immature squamous metaplasia with reactive changes, is this is cance; do i need a cone biopsy?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does "intestinal metaplasia" mean?
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A 77-year old female asked:
What doeas history of intestinal metaplasia mean.
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A 50-year old female asked:
Intestinal metaplasia. Are there ways to reverse symptoms?
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A 40-year old asked:
How long does it take for cancer to develop from metaplasia?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What type of intestinal metaplasia is most common? Type 1, 2, or 3?
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A 30-year old asked:
Benign endocervical tissue showing immature squamous metaplasia, what is that?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me in smokers, the pseudostratified ciliated epithelium experiences metaplasia?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What is dysplasia?Any clear and easy example to explain this pathology term? I am so blur with metaplasia
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A 29-year old male asked:
What's most prevalent type of intestinal metaplasia? Type 1, 2, or 3? How common is it for people to have IM? What percentage develop further probs?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the treatment of squamous metaplasia?
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A 39-year old asked:
What causes squamous metaplasia in the cervix?
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What is focal intestinal metaplasia without dysplasia?
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A 34-year old asked:
I have an reactive squamous metaplasia and chronic cervicitis. Bad?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Help with diet to trest reactive gastritis and Barret's Metaplasia?
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A 43-year old asked:
What could it mean by "intestinal metaplasia" and no dysplasia seen?
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