As much confusion has been generated in the literature by the inaccurate or improper use of terms describing developmental lesions such as hamartoma, choristoma, and teratoma, a number of different benign and malignant developmental lesions are described and distinguished in the hope that these lesions can be more reliably identified and consequently also more adequately managed.
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