Sentences with word «hamartoma»

These include acrochordons, fibrovascular papillomas, collagenous hamartoma, hyperplastic or hypertrophic scar, and fibroepithelial polyp.

It now turns out that Yushchenko was probably saved by the benign but ugly lumps called hamartomas that grew on his face and body — seen in the December 2004 photo below — which helped isolate the dioxin from his vital organs.

PTEN, encoding a dual specificity phosphatase on 10q23.3, is being examined in Cowden and other hamartoma syndromes and isolated cancers.

Skin tags are often referred to as hamartomas, which are described as a nodule of redundant tissue.

These include epidermal hamartomas, dark bumps most often appearing in puppies.

This disease is characterized by the formation of benign tumors (hamartomas) in several organs.

This multi-year grant, which begins July 1, 2009, will support Dr. Eng's work on the genetics of the hamartoma - tumor syndromes and genomics - based cancer risk assessment in patient care.

Cowden syndrome (CS) is a genetic disorder characterized by multiple noncancerous growths (hamartomas) and an increased risk of cancers, most commonly in the breast, uterus and thyroid.

Cells grow out of control and turn into either benign (hamartomas) or malignant tumors.

At the Solid Tumor Oncology Program, part of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan, we provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for children with hepatoblastoma and other liver tumors such as hepatocarcinoma, hepatic adenoma and hamartomas.

Fibroadnexal Hamartomas — Also called collagenous hamartomas, these are the common skin tags seen in many dogs.

Follicular Hamartomas — This is a type of fibroadnexal hamartoma, and more rare in dogs.

Little is known about the cause of these tumors but some benign ones may be congenital malformations (hamartomas).