A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with hepatocellular cancer secondary to hepatitis C.If the cancerous region of the liver were removed,the remaining cells would undergo:

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Compensatory hyperplasia is an adaptive mechanism that enables certain organs to regenerate.
The cells become compensatory and would not be pathologic.
Metaplasia is the reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another,sometimes less differentiated,cell type.
Aplasia is not a compensatory mechanism.

A 55-Year-Old Male Is Diagnosed with Hepatocellular Cancer Secondary to Hepatitis