Meram, EceKarabagli, HakanGlastonbury, ChristineTihan, TarikKarabagli, Pinar2020-03-262020-03-2620171018-56151309-5730https://dx.doi.org/10.5146/tjpath.2014.01299https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/34835Hamartoma and choristoma are terms that describe non-neoplastic, mass-forming malformative lesions. Although each lesion has a different composition, they have been used interchangeably in many reports, especially for malformative lesions containing ectopic or heterologous elements. We report a three month-old girl who was brought to the clinic with a mass lesion at the posterior fontanel, composed of predominantly osteo-cartilaginous tissue admixed with skeletal muscle, peripheral nerve tissue, and ganglion. The mass was resected completely. The composition of this benign lesion with ectopic elements was consistent with an osteo-cartilaginous hamartoma. We discuss the biological and clinical aspects such malformative lesions within the skull to highlight the inconsistencies of the nomenclature used in the literature.en10.5146/tjpath.2014.01299info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHamartomaChoristomaEctopic tissueHeterotopic tissueSkullArticle33326226725690859Q3WOS:000414649900014N/A