title: Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung.
abstract: We report the case of an asymptomatic 51-year-old man, presenting with chest X-ray abnormalities consisting in multiple pulmonary nodules; the diagnosis of mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung was made by an open lung biopsy, revealing both nodules of mesenchymal cells and cysts with a lining of normal or metaplastic epithelium. Clinical and pathological characteristics of this rare entity are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie, Thoracique et Service, d'Anatomopathologie, CHRU Morvan, Brest, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroyer
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Quiot
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Dewitte
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brière
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clavier
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged