Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung.
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.
Leroyer
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Service de Pneumologie et Oncologie, Thoracique et Service, d'Anatomopathologie, CHRU Morvan, Brest, France.
Quiot
J J
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Dewitte
J D
JD
Brière
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Clavier
J
J
D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged