Hamartoma historical perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
Hamartomas were first described by a German pathologist, Eugen Albrecht in 1904.[1]
Historical perspective
The term was introduced by the German pathologist, Eugen Albrecht (1872-1908) in 1904.[1] He was the first one to describe the relationship between malformation and tumor. Moreover, the term "hamartoma" was reclassified in 1920-1930 by C.W Nicholson Guy, were he categorized these tumors as anomalies of bulk, position and differentiation.