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Neoplasia is new, uncontrolled growth of cells which is not under physiological control. This abnormal growth is termed a neoplasm and the resulting mass can be benign or malignant.
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Neoplasia
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Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells. However, the cells appear normal under a microscope and have not changed.
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Hyperplasia
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Dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells within a tissue or organ.
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Dysplasia
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Hypertrophy is the increase and growth of muscle cells. The cells themselves have not mutated.
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Hypertrophy
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Metaplasia is a change of the orginal cells to a form that does not normally occur in the tissue in which it is found.
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Metaplasia
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Cancer pathology
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A patient is diagnosed with lung cancer. He is told by his consultant that the underlying mechanism for this is cellular change.

What is the correct descriptor for the change that has taken place?
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