Refractory gelastic seizure is one of the most common clinical manifestations in patients with hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) and HH is usually regarded as the epileptogenic focus. A young female patient with a small HH and refractory seizures is reported here. However, both the seizure semiology and results of electroencephalogram monitoring indicated the right temporal region was the epileptogenic focus. Thus a standard right anterior temporal lobectomy was performed while the hamartoma preserved. There was a marked improvement in both seizure frequency and quality of life during a 13-month follow-up. The outcome supported the concept that independent epileptogenic focus outside of the hypothalamus might occur in patients with HH.
Adult ; Electroencephalography ; Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Female ; Hamartoma ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Humans ; Hypothalamic Diseases ; diagnosis ; surgery

Child ; Female ; Hamartoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Tracheal Diseases ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery

Adult ; Central Nervous System Diseases ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Hamartoma ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Humans ; Male

Hamartoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Liver Diseases ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery ; Male

Adult ; Female ; Hamartoma ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Humans ; Kidney Calculi ; complications ; Spleen ; pathology ; surgery ; Splenectomy ; methods ; Splenic Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery

Adenoma ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Hamartoma ; Humans ; Nasal Cavity ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinuses ; Respiratory Mucosa

Mammary hamartomas are typically a benign condition and rarely develop into malignant lesions. Only 14 cases of carcinomas associated with a hamartoma have been documented in the literature. In this case report, we describe a case of invasive ductal carcinoma within a hamartoma in a 72-year-old woman. Mammography, ultrasonography, and magnetic resonance imaging showed the features of a typical hamartoma with a suspicious mass arising in it. This case illustrates the importance of identification of unusual findings in a typical mammary hamartoma on radiologic examinations.
Aged ; Breast Neoplasms/*diagnosis/surgery ; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/*diagnosis/surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Hamartoma/*diagnosis/surgery ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Mammography ; Mastectomy, Modified Radical ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Ultrasonography, Mammary

OBJECTIVE: To describe and analyze the clinical features of nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom and improve the levels of diagnosis and treatment. METHOD: Fourteen cases of nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom confirmed by pathology were collected and analyzed. RESULT: In 14 cases, primary complaint of Hyposmia(or Anosmia)and nasal obstruction were occured in 13 and 11 cases respectively. Four cases had past history of endoscopic sinus surgery because of the diagnosis of nasal polyps. Polypoid neoplasms could be seen in the bilateral olfactory clefts. Sinus CT showed soft tissue shadows in bilateral nasal cavity and mucous membrane thickening in different sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery were utilized to eliminate focus in all cases. All cases weren t recurred after 2-20 months' following-up visitings. CONCLUSION Nasal respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartom is so rare that clinical and pathological doctors have limited knowledge of it. It has its own characteristics from the clinical symptoms, signs to sinus CT although they are nonspecific. So we should improve the understanding about it to avoid misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis.
Diagnosis, Differential ; Endoscopy ; Hamartoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Nasal Cavity ; Nasal Obstruction ; Nasal Polyps ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local ; Nose Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; pathology ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinuses

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Adult ; Biopsy ; *Brunner Glands/pathology/surgery ; Duodenal Diseases/*complications/diagnosis/surgery ; Duodenal Obstruction/diagnosis/*etiology/surgery ; Duodenoscopy ; Gastric Outlet Obstruction/diagnosis/*etiology/surgery ; Hamartoma/*complications/diagnosis/surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome

Myoid hamartoma is an uncommon type of breast hamartoma and its recurrence is very rare. We report the imaging appearance of an unusual case of recurrent myoid hamartoma of the breast mimicking malignancy in a 43-year-old woman. Although the mammographic and ultrasonographic findings have long been described in the literature, MR finding with a dynamic study has not, to the best of our knowledge, been reported previously.
Adult ; Biopsy, Needle ; Breast Neoplasms/*pathology/surgery ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibroadenoma/*pathology ; Hamartoma/*pathology/surgery ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology