Giant hamartoma of the lung.
In the following case of giant pulmonary hamartoma, a 62-year-old woman exhibited a huge tumor shadow in the right lung field, whilst remaining asymptomatic. A thoracotomy revealed a solid intrapulmonary mass histologically diagnosed as a cartilaginous hamartoma with no evidence of malignancy. The tumor was resected by enucleation and there has been no recurrence for 40 months since surgery. Parenchyma-saving enucleation or excision is a safe and sufficient procedure for peripheral hamartomas of any size.
Second Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan.
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Fujino
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Tezuka
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Sawai
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Kontani
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Inoue
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Mori
D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy