What causes the enlargement of the left kidney after the right kidney is removed (vicarious hypertrophy)?

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Increase in the number of cells (hyperplasia)Enlargement of existing cells (hypertrophy)A combination of both cell proliferation and enlargementNeither hyperplasia nor hypertrophyNot applicable

Explanation

The left kidney enlarges after removal of the right kidney due to both hyperplasia (increase in cell number) and hypertrophy (increase in cell size), making option C the correct answer.