Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma is a rare hamartoma that usually affects childhood and adolescence. In this report we describe a typical onset and clinical presentation of eccrine angiomatous hamartoma. Histopathological analysis and immunohistochemical staining of the sections were done to confirm the diagnosis.

Chordoma is a primary sacral neoplasm of ectodermal origin and makes up %1- 4 of all primary bone tumors. It is usually present on the midline cerebrospinal axis and the most common locations are the spheno-clival region and the sacrum. The treatment of primary sacral tumors represents a challenge because of a large tumor mass at presentation and a hemorrhage risk in surgery. Sacral tumors may ...

aim: to report a patient with fundus flavimaculatus or macular dystrophy with flecks, who came to medical attention due to deteriorated vision in one eye and combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium. case presentation: a 26 year old lady was referred with history of progressive decreased vision in both eyes since childhood with recently deteriorated vision in her right ey...

Nevus lipomatosus superficialis (NLS) is an uncommon hamartomatous lesion of the skin characterized by the presence of clusters of mature fat cells among the collagen bundles of the dermis. Usually, the number of adnexal structures is reduced in NLS as compared to the normal adjacent skin, but their morphology is not altered. Nevertheless, in some instances, associated pilar abnormalities have ...

Sir, Striatedmusclehamartomaorrhabdomyomatousmesenchymal hamartoma is a rare benign papillomatous lesion occurring on the face and neck that is usually present from birth. It has been reported indi¡erent races inmales and females.Histopathologically, the lesion consists of a core of ¢broadipous tissue covered by a normal epidermis and containing abundant hair follicles, sebaceous and eccrine gl...

A 74-year-old female with a known mammary hamartoma in the inner right breast presented palpable lump left breast. Bilateral diagnostic mammogram (Figure 1) and targeted US 2) were performed. On imaging, workup was negative. Incidentally noted developing asymmetry within lower 1). Targeted showed circumscribed solid lesion mixed hyperechoic hypoechoic components, consistent at 4 o’clock Within ...

Mesenchymal hamartoma and hepatoblastoma are common causes of hepatic masses in pediatric population; they have similar radiologic and pathologic features. Herein, we present a case of mesenchymal hamartoma that was preoperatively diagnosed as hepatoblastoma. The mass was completely resected instead of being treated with preoperative chemotherapy. Postoperative pathological evaluation revealed ...

A 7-year-old Duroc sow exhibited emaciation, loss of appetite and rapid breathing, and was euthanized. Histopathological examination revealed mild to moderate fibrosis of the heart, cystic kidneys and ulcerative enteritis associated with Balantidium infection. Additionally, a small nodule was incidentally found in the peripancreatic fat tissue. The nodule consisted of disarranged cellular compo...

EpiGauss is a method that combines single dipole model with dipole clustering to characterize active brain generators in space and time related to EEG events. EpiGauss was applied to study epileptogenic activity in 4 patients suffering of hypothalamic hamartoma related epilepsy, a rare syndrome with a unique epileptogenic source – the hamartoma lesion – and natural propagation hypothesis – from...

BACKGROUND Brunner's hamartoma is a quite rare neoformation whose origin is not completely clear. METHODS A case of a 69-year-old man with recurrent epigastric pain and an endoscopic finding of a duodenal mass is reported. RESULTS The complete removal of hamartoma can give a complete remission of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Hamartoma can be only diagnosed by endoscopy and histological exam; its...