Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hamartoma.
From 1970 to 1997, 67 patients with pulmonary hamartoma were operated on in our hospital. There were 38 men and 29 women with a M/F ratio of 1.3:1. The mean age was 47 years (range 21 to 82 years). The peak incidence was 40 to 60 years. 39% patients had pulmonary symptoms: hemoptysis, cough, phlegm and chest pain. All were solitary. 68.7% tumors were located in right lung and 64.2% in upper or middle lobe. 80.6% hamartomas were less than 3 cm in transverse diameter. On chest films, the opacity was homogeneous in 79.1% cases, heterogeneous in 20.9% and calcifications in 9.0%. The vast majority of shadows were heterogeneous on CT films. Operation is the best treatment for hamartomas. Postoperative mortality was 1.5%. There was none recurrences and canceration during the follow-up (mean 14 years).
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100730.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged