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Hamartoma vs Teratoma - What's the difference?

hamartoma | teratoma |

In pathology terms the difference between hamartoma and teratoma

is that hamartoma is a benign mass of disorganized tissue while teratoma is a benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.

hamartoma

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (pathology) A benign mass of disorganized tissue.

    • See also

    *(wikipedia "hamartoma")

    teratoma

    English

    (wikipedia teratoma)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) A benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.
  • * 1972 , Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain :
    • ‘What is a teratoma ?’ asked Jack, holding the object in his hand. ‘A kind of grenado?’ ‘It is an inward wen, a tumour: we find them, occasionally, in the abdominal cavity. Sometimes they contain long black hair, sometimes a set of teeth: this has both hair and teeth.’

    Derived terms

    * teratomatous

    Anagrams

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