Is hamartoma contagious?

When it comes to hamartoma, many people may only think about whether the tumor is malignant and whether it will kill them. However, many patients also have doubts about whether the disease is contagious. After all, no one wants to affect their family and friends because of their disease. Today we will learn about it. Is hamartoma contagious?

Let’s first take a look at what kind of disease hamartoma is:

Hamartoma is an incorrect combination and arrangement of normal tissues within an organ. This disordered change in the number, structure or maturity of organ tissue will grow slowly with the development of the human body and rarely become malignant. Hamartoma has complex components. Most are tumor-like deformities formed by abnormal development of normal tissues, and a few are mesenchymal tumors. Fat and calcification are characteristic manifestations of most hamartomas. Popcorn-like calcification is common in pulmonary hamartomas. Twenty percent of renal hamartomas are combined with tuberous sclerosis. Hepatic hamartomas are mostly cystic and solid masses. Intrahepatic bile duct hamartomas are multiple irregular cysts. Chest wall hamartomas contain bone-like density and mixed calcification foci. Hypothalamic hamartomas show a silly smile.

So can hamartoma be transmitted to others? Let's take a look at the following:

Hamartoma is caused by the incorrect combination and arrangement of normal tissues of the kidney during development, forming a tumor-like deformity. It is not a true tumor and is not contagious. The tumor grows slowly and increases in size with the development and growth of the random body, but will stop growing on its own when it reaches a certain size.

Hamartoma is not contagious. It is just a complex of structural disorders. It usually grows with you and stops growing when it reaches a certain size. It is usually discovered occasionally during a physical examination and has no effect on the body unless it is too large.

Through the above introduction, we know that hamartoma is not contagious, so patients can rest assured that as long as it is treated actively, hamartoma can be easily cured.