Multiple bilateral chondromatous hamartomas of the lung. A rare entity mimicking metastatic carcinoma.
Multiple chondromatous hamartomas are extremely rare and we have not found any bilateral presentation in the literature. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman presenting with a cough, chest pain and dyspnea. Chest x-ray and computed tomography revealed multiple and bilateral pulmonary nodules. A metastatic carcinoma was considered, but the open lung biopsy revealed a chondromatous hamartoma of the lung. The pathogenesis of hamartomas is discussed and the recent literature is reviewed.
Yalçin
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Institute of Oncology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Kars
A
A
Firat
P
P
Demircin
M
M
Tekuzman
G
G
Ruacan
S
S
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed