| 21. | Patients with larger hamartomas often have more serious symptoms, including changes in mental ability and behavioral problems.
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| 22. | Lung hamartomas are more common in men than in women, and may present additional difficulties in smokers.
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| 23. | Lung hamartomas may have popcorn-like calcifications on chest xray or computed tomography ( CT scan ).
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| 24. | Because hamartoma typically lacks elastic tissue, it may lead to the formation of aneurysms and thus possible hemorrhage.
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| 25. | These conditions are characterized by multiple tumor-like growths called hamartomas and an increased risk of developing certain cancers.
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| 26. | Hamartomas result from an abnormal formation of normal tissue, although the underlying reasons for the abnormality are not fully understood.
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| 27. | One general danger of hamartoma is that they may impinge into blood vessels, resulting in a risk of serious bleeding.
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| 28. | Where a hamartoma impinges into a major blood vessel, such as the renal artery, hemorrhage must be considered life-threatening.
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| 29. | The liver and spleen had grown beyond normal levels, there were hamartomas in the kidneys, and problems with the lungs and heart.
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| 30. | Studies suggest that the defective enzyme could allow cells to grow and divide unchecked, leading to the formation of hamartomas and cancerous tumors.
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