Chest wall hamartoma of infancy.
Chest wall hamartoma is a rare intrathoracic mesenchymal tumor occurring in infants and usually present from birth. The tumor arises from the ribs and is a histologically benign focal overgrowth of normal skeletal elements. Infants often present with respiratory problems. We report a case of a 5-month-old infant with a chest wall hamartoma who presented with a fever of unknown origin.
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D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed