A 68 yr old woman with a repeated bouts of pneumonia and H/O heavy smoking presents with a 2-week history of fever and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals a right lower lobe infiltrate and trans-bronchial biopsy confirms pneumonia and there occurs preneoplastic changes within the bronchial mucosa. Which of the following best characterizes the morphology of this bronchial mucosal lesion?
A 68 yr old woman with a repeated bouts of pneumonia and H/O heavy smoking presents with a 2-week history of fever and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals a right lower lobe infiltrate and trans-bronchial biopsy confirms pneumonia and there occurs preneoplastic changes within the bronchial mucosa. Which of the following best characterizes the morphology of this bronchial mucosal lesion?
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A 68 yr old woman with a repeated bouts of pneumonia and H/O heavy smoking presents with a 2-week history of fever and productive cough. A chest X-ray reveals a right lower lobe infiltrate and trans-bronchial biopsy confirms pneumonia and there occurs preneoplastic changes within the bronchial mucosa. Which of the following best characterizes the morphology of this bronchial mucosal lesion?
✓ Correct Answer: A. Cellular maturation shows abnormal pattern
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