Microscopic Changes
Dysplasia is characterised by four major pathological microscopic changes:
- Anisocytosis (cells of unequal size)
- Poikilocytosis (abnormally shaped cells)
- Hyperchromatism (excessive pigmentation)
- Presence of mitotic figures (an unusual number of cells which are currently dividing).
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