A patient who has a 40 pack-year history of smoking may have dysplasia of the epithelial cells in her bronchi. What would the nurse tell the patient about dysplastic cells in the bronchi?
A) This is a benign process that occurs as lung tissue regenerates.
B) Dysplastic cells have a high potential to become malignant.
C) This process involves a rapid increase in number of cells.
D) Dysplasia may cause uncontrolled growth of scar tissue.
Ans: B
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Dysplasia is bizarre cell growth resulting in cells that differ in size, shape, or arrangement from other cells of the same tissue type. Dysplastic cells have a tendency to become malignant; dysplasia is seen commonly in epithelial cells in the bronchi of people who smoke. This may not be a harmless condition and dysplasia does not cause scar tissue. Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of new cells.
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