Hamartoma classification
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hamartomas may be classified into different types based on their location, such as: lung (most common), heart, hypothalamus, kidneys, or spleen. Other classifications can consider lesion class, dividing hamartomas into 4 different categories, such as: bone-forming, cartilage-forming, fiber-forming, and benign non–matrix-forming.[1]
Classification
Location
Based on the location, hamartomas can be classified into the following types:[2]
- Lung
- Endobronchial pulmonary hamartoma
- Parenchymal pulmonary hamartoma
- Heart
- Rhabdomyoma
- Hypothalamus
- Hypothalamic hamartoma
- Kidneys
- Angiomyolipoma
- Spleen
- Splenic hamartoma
Lesion class
Based on the lesion class, hamartomas can be classified into the following types:[1]
- Bone-forming tumors
- Cartilage-forming tumors
- Fiber-forming tumors
- Nonossifying fibroma
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Mazabraud syndrome
- Benign non–matrix-forming tumors
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kumar V, Abbas AK, Aster JC. Robbins Basic Pathology. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2012.
- ↑ Hamartomas. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamartoma Accessed on December 08, 2015