A man with a history of smoking has a bronchial biopsy showing that the normal columnar ciliated epithelial cells have been replaced by stratified squamous epithelial cells.The man is correctly told that this process could be reversed if he quits smoking.

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If the inciting stimulus (in this case smoking) is removed, dysplastic changes often are reversible.

A Man with a History of Smoking Has a Bronchial