Hamartomatous polyposis
Polyp-like protrusions which are histologically hamartomas. These can occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Hamartomatous polyps are composed of the normal cellular elements of the gastrointestinal tract, but have a markedly distorted architecture. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17768394 ]
Term info
Hamartomatous polyposis
- Gastrointestinal hamartoma
- Hamartomatous polyps
Patients with Cowden-Syndrom for example often have multiple hamartomatous gastrointestinal polyps.
peter
2008-03-18T09:04:00Z
human_phenotype
Gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyps
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