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Gamartoma

Gamartoma (hamartoma; Greek hamartia – an error, a shortcoming + Greek Uma – оконч. in the name of tumors; synonym: a progonoblastoma) – tumorous nodal education which arises because of disturbances of embryonic development of fabrics and bodies; consists of the same components, as the body where it is, however differs in their degree of a differentiation and the wrong arrangement.

Allocate:

  • Gamartoma fibrous (hamartia fibrosum) – develops from fibrous fabric; it is localized in deep layers of hypodermic cellulose of newborns; is a kind of a focal fibromatosis;
  • Gamartoma hondromatozny (hamartia chondromatosum; synonym: the chondroma ectopic) – develops as the node of cartilaginous tissue localized, for example, in peripheral department of a lung.
 
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