Hamartoma of the stomach in childhood: case report and review of the literature.
The clinical symptoms, x-ray appearances, and anatomical description of a large gastric hamartoma in an 8-year-old girl are presented. The literature of this condition in childhood is reviewed. The differentiation between true genuine hamartomas of the gastric wall and heterotopic (ectopic) tissues is stressed.
D002011:Brunner Glands; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology; D010179:Pancreas; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology