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Robert A. Buckmire, MD; Tack-Kyun Kwon, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;131:259-261.

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INTRODUCTION

In 1991, the World Health Organization defined hamartomas as anomalies characterized by the formation of a tumorlike mass composed of identical mature cellular tissue elements that are normally present where the mass is found but that occur in abnormal proportions or patterns.¹ A hamartoma does not have the capability of continuous growth or recurrence and is composed of a single germ layer, distinguishing it from a true neoplasm and a teratoma, respectively. It is also distinct from a choristoma because it is composed of tissue elements that are normally found in the region. Finally, because this type of focal overgrowth does not produce the normal architecture of the surrounding tissues, hamartomas should be further differentiated from hyperplasia.¹

Hamartomas, which are most commonly found in the lungs, kidneys, and intestine, rarely occur in the upper respiratory tract. In 1998, Rinaldo et al² reviewed 11 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

REPORT OF A CASE

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Dr Buckmire); and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Dr Kwon).

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