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A hamartoma is a mostly benign,focal malformation that resembles a neoplasm in the tissue of its origin. | A hamartoma is a mostly benign,focal malformation that resembles a neoplasm in the tissue of its origin. | ||
| + | Hamartomas result from an abnormal formation of normal tissue, although the underlying reasons for the abnormality are not fully understood. They grow along with, and at the same rate as, the organ from whose tissue they are made, and, unlike cancerous tumors, only rarely invade or compress surrounding structures significantly. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:50, 2 February 2018
A hamartoma is a mostly benign,focal malformation that resembles a neoplasm in the tissue of its origin. Hamartomas result from an abnormal formation of normal tissue, although the underlying reasons for the abnormality are not fully understood. They grow along with, and at the same rate as, the organ from whose tissue they are made, and, unlike cancerous tumors, only rarely invade or compress surrounding structures significantly.