A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the client asked what dysplasia means. Which definition should the nurse provide?
A. Alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells
B. Increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ
C. Presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin
D. Replacement of one type of fully differentiated cell by another in tissues where the second type normally isn’t found
Correct Answer: A. Alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells
Option A: Dysplasia refers to an alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells.
Option B: An increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ is called hyperplasia.
Option C: The presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don’t resemble cells of the tissues of their origin is called anaplasia.
Option D: Replacement of one type of fully differentiated cell by another in tissues where the second type normally isn’t found is called metaplasia.
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