Is atypical hyperplasia cancer

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When it comes to cancer, people are particularly afraid, because they always think that any cancer will eventually cause death. When hearing about atypical hyperplasia, some people will think that this disease is the precursor of cancer, but it is not. Now let's talk about whether atypical hyperplasia is cancer.

Is atypical hyperplasia cancer

First, atypical hyperplasia is also called dysplasia. It mainly refers to the abnormal proliferation of epithelial cells, characterized by different cell sizes, diverse morphology, disordered arrangement and loss of polarity. The nucleus was large and deeply stained, the ratio of nucleus to cytoplasm increased, the nucleus was irregular, and the mitotic images increased (generally no pathological mitotic images were found). The cells have a certain degree of atypia, but it is not enough to diagnose cancer. According to the degree of lesion, it can be divided into mild, moderate and severe.

Second, atypical hyperplasia is the morphological manifestation of precancerous lesions. The common atypical hyperplasia in clinicopathological work are: atypical hyperplasia of squamous epithelium, mostly in esophageal, cervical, oral, vulvar leukoplakia and chronic skin ulcer; atypical hyperplasia of glandular epithelium (dysplasia), mostly in stomach, gallbladder, hepatocytes, endometrium, mammary duct epithelium, etc.

Third, timely detection and treatment of these atypical hyperplasia can prevent the occurrence of corresponding cancer. However, it must be pointed out that not all precancerous lesions are necessarily transformed into cancer, and not all cancers can see a clear stage of precancerous lesions. After human tissues and organs are injured or stimulated by inflammation, cells will regenerate and repair, and the lesions will return to their original state. However, if the cells are repeatedly stimulated and damaged, excessive proliferation will appear.

matters needing attention

All in all, atypical hyperplasia is the morphological manifestation of cancer lesions, it is not very sure that this kind of cells will definitely cause cancer. However, if the patient has atypical hyperplasia, go to the hospital as soon as possible to do the corresponding examination and cooperate with the doctor to do the relevant treatment.