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Consists of an increase in the number of tissue cells without changes in their volume. This alteration, generally secondary to prolonged growth stimuli, is reversible and does not evolve to malignancy.
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Schwab, M. (2015). Hyperplasia. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_2911-2
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