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Hamartoma classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Hamartomas may be classified into different types based on their location, such as lung (most common), heart, hypothalamus, kidneys, or spleen. Other classification method considers lesion class, dividing hamartomas into 4 different categories, such as bone-forming, cartilage-forming, fiber-forming, and benign non–matrix-forming.
Classification
Classification
Location
Based on the location, hamartomas can be classified into the following types:[1][2]
| Location | Type |
|---|---|
| CNS |
|
| Hypopharynx |
|
| Eyelid | |
| Lung |
|
| Heart | |
| Bowel | |
| Kidneys | |
| Spleen | |
| Skin |
|
Lesion class
Based on the lesion class, hamartomas may be classified into the following types:[3]
| Lesion class | Tumors type |
|---|---|
| Cartilage-forming | |
| Fiber-forming | |
| Bone-forming |
|
| Benign non-matrix-forming |
|
References
References
- ↑ Patterson HC, Dickerson GR, Pilch BZ, Bentkover SH (December 1981). “Hamartoma of the hypopharynx”. Arch Otolaryngol. 107 (12): 767–72. PMID 7316862.
- ↑ Read RW, Burnstine M, Rowland JM, Zamir E, Rao NA (April 2001). “Rhabdomyomatous mesenchymal hamartoma of the eyelid: report of a case and literature review”. Ophthalmology. 108 (4): 798–804. PMID 11297501.
- ↑ Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Robbins Basic Pathology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2012.
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