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What is focal atypia?
squamous cells
What is the difference between atypia and dysplasia?
Dysplasia is the sum of various disturbances of epithelial proliferation and differentiation as seen microscopically.Individual cellular features of dysplasia are called epithelial atypia
What does this mean A Gastric ulcer erosion with reactive atypia?
sal erosion with reactive altypia
What does atypia mean?
Atypia is a clinical term for abnormality in a cell
Solar Elastosis with Mild Epidermal Atypia?
Solar Elastosis with mild Epidermal Atypia
Does mild atypia lead to melanoma?
Yes
What does it mean when a mole that was removed shows severe atypia?
atypia is abnormalities in cells found within a mole. the term atypia when referring to skin is catagorized into 3 stages.Mild, Moderate, and severe.when a mole is considered to be severely atypical it is the last stage OS atypia and may continue or progress into skin cancer (melanoma) if left untreated.Usually a severely atypical mole should and will be reccomended by the dermatologist to be excised before it has the chance of turning into melanoma. Rebecca G. (M.A.)
What does it mean if your test results were mild atypia?
mild abnormality in a cell
What does it mean if the biopsy result said that no atypia was noted on the specimen?
Consult your doctor for the answer...
What is mild atypia?
Depending on where it was found, it only means that there some cell that does not look normal and that this needs to be investigated further. However, it does not mean that you are diagnosed with cancer. Until confirmed by pathology department, it is not cancer.
What does it mean if my test results were focally moderate atypia with numerous nevomelanocytic cells?
A test result of atypical nevomelanocytic lesions does not necessarily mean melanoma. These types of cells can eventually turn to melanoma if left untreated.
What is atypical cells?
Atypical cells are cells that appear to be abnormal and need further testing to determine why they are abnormal. Sometimes these cells can end up being cancer but not all atypical cells will.
