Combined hamartoma of the retina and retinal pigment epithelium (CHRRPE) is a rare ocular condition characterized by a benign growth that involves both the retina and the underlying retinal ...

In addition, benign lesions that are commonly found in women in general--for example, fibroadenoma, breast hamartoma, and axillary breast tissue--may increase in size during pregnancy. The goal in ...

Breast hamartoma is a rare and benign disease of the breast. Hogeman and Osbtang were the first to describe this lesion in 1968 (1). Subsequently, the disease was named breast hamartoma by Arrigoni et ...

Benign multiple sclerosis (MS) refers to a type of MS where someone has MS for over 15 years without developing severe disability. However, benign MS may change to a progressive form of MS ...

The primary goal in the evaluation of these nodules is to determine whether they are malignant or benign. Clinical factors such as older age, tobacco smoking, and current or remote history of ...

While dermoscopy allows the analysis of the epidermis to the mid-dermis, reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) uses an 830-nm diode laser as a monochromatic and coherent light source which penetrates, ...

There are several traditional model systems commonly used to study cancer, including cell culture based, zebrafish and mouse models. These models all have their own unique advantages and limitations ...

Mediastinal masses were detected in three subjects (0.7%)—one small cell lung cancer and two benign duplication cysts. Incidental pathology was noted in 276 patients (61.5%), most commonly emphysema ...

Clinical and epidemiological data are important, as nodules in noncirrhotic livers are more likely to be benign. Hemangiomas, the most common benign tumors, require no follow-up after diagnostic ...