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hamartoma
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hamartoma [‚ha·mər′tō·mə]
(medicine)
An abnormal condition resulting in the formation of a mass of tissue of disproportionate size and distribution but composed of the normal tissue of the region.
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Discussion The classification of mesenchymal hamartomatous lesions of the nasal cavity is somewhat confusing because of the nomenclature and because of our incomplete understanding of their pathogenesis.
Vascular hamartoma of the paranasal sinuses: report of 3 rare cases ... by Mannan, A.A.S. Rifat; Sharma, Mehar C.; Singh, Manoj K.; Bahadur, Sudhir; Hatimota, Pradeep / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
5) In our case, the patient had Peutz-Jeghers syndrome; this is a dominantly inherited human disorder characterised by gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis and mucocutaneous melanin pigmentation.
Protein-losing enteropathy demonstrated on Tc-99m HSA by Mpikashe, P.; Sathekge, M.M.; Meyer, B.J. / South African Journal of Radiology
Germ line mutations in the SMAD4 gene have been shown to be associated with juvenile polyposis, an autosomal dominant syndrome predisposing to hamartomatous polyps and colorectal carcinoma.
Loss of heterozygosity for chromosome 18q and microsatellite ... by Zauber, Peter; Sabbath-Solitare, Marlene; Marotta, Stephen P.; Bishop, Timothy / Journal of Applied Research
 
 
 
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