Metaplasia (from Greek 'change in form') is the transformation of a cell type to another cell type. The change from one type of cell to another may be...

Intestinal metaplasia is the transformation (metaplasia) of epithelium (usually of the stomach or the esophagus) into a type of epithelium resembling that...

Squamous metaplasia is a benign non-cancerous change (metaplasia) of surfacing lining cells (epithelium) to a squamous morphology. Common sites for squamous...

Histology of apocrine cells, H&E stain. Apocrine metaplasia is a reversible transformation (metaplasia) of cells to an apocrine phenotype. It is common...

disease was also known as myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia and agnogenic myeloid metaplasia The World Health Organization utilized the name chronic...

frequently aseptic inflammation and has been associated with squamous metaplasia of lactiferous ducts. The term is usually understood to include breast...

Glandular metaplasia is a type of metaplasia where irritated tissue converts to a glandular form. An example occurs in the esophagus, where tissue becomes...

of metaplasia. The secretory columnar epithelium may be more able to withstand the erosive action of the gastric secretions; however, this metaplasia confers...

characteristics. Intestinal metaplasia is classified histologically as complete or incomplete. With complete metaplasia, gastric mucosa is completely...

mucus production seen in allergic asthma patients is due to goblet cell metaplasia, the differentiation of airway epithelial cells into mucin producing goblet...

differentiated from other categories of tissue change including hyperplasia, metaplasia, and neoplasia, and dysplasias are thus generally not cancerous. An exception...

Pancreatic acinar metaplasia (PAM) is a common incidental histopathologic finding present in approximately 20-25% of patients undergoing an esophagogastroduodenoscopy...

347 (9): 653–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa013413. PMID 12200552. "Nephrogenic metaplasia". Pathology Outlines. Retrieved 22 October 2016. Peeker R Aldenborg F...

include fibroadenomas, fibrosis,papillomas of the breast, and apocrine-type metaplasia. Management may involve education about the condition, using a well fitting...

at the cellular level include atrophy, hypertrophy, hyperplasia, and metaplasia. In the medical context, outside of specialized branches of biomedicine...

often undergo an abnormal pattern of growth, such as metaplasia or dysplasia. However, metaplasia or dysplasia does not always progress to neoplasia and...

with accentuated atrophy because replacement by extensive intestinal metaplasia. Histopathology of fundic mucosa with atrophy. H&E 10x; square 20x. Fundic-corporal...

specialized. Metaplasia [13] is not another definition of dedifferentiation, but the two words have very similar implications for cells. Metaplasia refers to...

Keratinizing metaplasia is a condition affecting the epithelial surfaces of the body. It is caused by a dietary deficiency of vitamin A, a fat-soluble...

heterogeneic tumour. The cells which constitute the tumor eventually undergo metaplasia, followed by dysplasia then anaplasia, resulting in a malignant phenotype...

(congenital below-average number of cells, especially when inadequate) Metaplasia (conversion in cell type) Neoplasia (abnormal proliferation) Prosoplasia...

and can lead to the formation of mucus cell metaplasia known as spasmolytic polypeptide expressing metaplasia (SPEM) that could be precancerous. If parietal...

Squamous metaplasia of nasal respiratory epithelium....

cell (thyroid gland only) Oxyphilic cell Askanazy cell Apocrine-type metaplasia (breast gland only). Oncocytic cell Derived from the Greek root onco-...

Developmental Biology. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford. Slack, J.M.W. (2007). "Metaplasia and transdifferentiation: from pure biology to the clinic". Nature Reviews...

mucoid degeneration, part of which is chondroid metaplasia of the fibroblasts. Chondroid metaplasia means the fibroblasts are acting like cartilage cells...

and other architectural distortions Paneth cell (pictured) or gastric metaplasia (only applies in the left colon and rectum) Other findings include basal...

(congenital below-average number of cells, especially when inadequate) Metaplasia (conversion in cell type) Neoplasia (abnormal proliferation) Prosoplasia...

human gut and can cause the emergence of gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia. Parte, A.C. "Rothia". LPSN. David E., Swayne; John R., Glisson; Larry...

in the development of Barrett's esophagus. In this condition, there is metaplasia of the lining of the lower esophagus, which changes from stratified squamous...