"Features:
- Slow growing.
- well encapsulated.
- Does not invade adjacent tissue.
- Does not metastasize.
Neoplasm:
The growth of neoplastic cells exceeds and is not coordinated with that of the normal tissues around it.
Hamartoma:
- a benign
focal malformation.
- composed of tissue elements normally found at that site.
- grows at the same rate as surrounding tissues.
- most common hamartomas occur in the lungs.
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