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[[Image:Pulmonary hamartoma - low mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Micrograph of a [[pulmonary hamartoma]]. [[H&E stain]].]] | |||
A '''hamartoma''' is a:<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84157 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84157]. Accessed on: 22 November 2010.</ref><ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_147>{{Ref PCPBoD8|147}}</ref> | A '''hamartoma''' is a:<ref>URL: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84157 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=84157]. Accessed on: 22 November 2010.</ref><ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_147>{{Ref PCPBoD8|147}}</ref> | ||
#Disorganized (non-neoplastic) growth (that may mimic a true neoplasm). | #Disorganized (non-neoplastic) growth (that may mimic a true neoplasm). | ||
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===Note 1=== | ===Note 1=== | ||
#If #2 does ''not'' apply it is a '' | #If #2 does ''not'' apply it is a '''choristoma'''. | ||
#"Disorganized" in #1 separates it from: | #"Disorganized" in #1 separates it from: | ||
#*Hypertrophy and hyperplasia - which may be physiologic processes. | #*Hypertrophy and hyperplasia - which may be physiologic processes. | ||
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#Architecturally disorganized tissue that appears to be native to the site. | #Architecturally disorganized tissue that appears to be native to the site. | ||
#No significant growth (vis-à-vis the surrounding tissue). | #No significant growth (vis-à-vis the surrounding tissue). | ||
==Site specific== | ==Site specific== | ||
*[[Mammary hamartoma]]. | |||
*[[Pulmonary hamartoma]]. | *[[Pulmonary hamartoma]]. | ||
*[[Splenic hamartoma]]. | *[[Splenic hamartoma]]. | ||
*[[Neurocristic hamartoma]]. | |||
*[[Peutz-Jeghers polyp]]. | |||
*[[Fibrous hamartoma of infancy]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Basics]]. | *[[Basics]]. | ||
*[[Cancer]]. | *[[Cancer]]. | ||
*[[Odontoma]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||