Squamous cell hyperplasia

Alternative names 
Hyperplastic dystrophy

Definition
Hyperplastic dystrophy is an excessive proliferation of normal cells in normal tissue, most often lichen sclerosis or an abnormal growth of the skin around the vulva.

Johns Hopkins patient information

Last revised: December 8, 2012
by Armen E. Martirosyan, M.D.

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