Difference between revisions of "Hamartoma"

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*If #2 does ''not'' apply it is a ''choristomas''.
*If #2 does ''not'' apply it is a ''choristomas''.
*"Disorganized" in #1 separates it from hypertrophy and hyperplasia (quasi-physiologic processes).
*"Disorganized" in #1 separates it from hypertrophy and hyperplasia (quasi-physiologic processes).
==Site specific==
*[[Pulmonary hamartoma]].
*[[Splenic hamartoma]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Basics]].
*[[Basics]].
*[[Cancer]].
*[[Cancer]].
*[[Pulmonary hamartoma]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:36, 24 August 2011

A hamartoma is a:[1]

  1. Disorganized non-neoplastic growth (that may mimic a true neoplasm).
  2. Composed of tissue of the region within it is found.

Notes:

  • If #2 does not apply it is a choristomas.
  • "Disorganized" in #1 separates it from hypertrophy and hyperplasia (quasi-physiologic processes).

Site specific

See also

References