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What is a Hartoma?
- Arise during embryonic development
- Disordered aggregate of tissues
- Grow with patient - not neoplastic
What is an ectopia?
Islands of normal tissue
Define Hypertrophy and give examples
Increased cell size
e.g. Skeletal muscle bulk, LVH
Define Hyperplasia and give examples
Increased cell number
e.g. Goitre, BPH
Define Atrophy and give examples
A diminution or 'wasting away' of tissue - physiological or pathological
e.g. physiological - Thymus
pathological - disuse - immobility - plaster cast
Define metaplasia and give examples
Replacement of one differentiated tissue type by another in response to environmental stimulus
e.g. Respiratory -> squamous epithelium (smoking)
What is diverticula?
Diverticulosis - pouches (diverticula) form in wall of colon
What is intussusception?
Inversion of one portion of the intestine within another
What is herniation?
Abnormal protrusion of tissue through an opening
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