[Multiple bilateral chondromatous hamartomas of the lung. A rare entity mimicking carcinoma].
Multiple chondromatous hamartomas of the lung are extremely rare. We report a case of a 78 year-old man admitted to our service for a neurological syndrome associated with cerebral cancer. Chest-X-ray and computed tomography revealed multiple and bilateral pulmonary nodules. A metastatic carcinoma was initially taken into account but, in the light of natural history of the disease, clinical examination and CT-scan characteristics of the lesions, we formulated the final diagnosis of multiple bilateral chondromatous hamartomas of the lung.
Servizio di Radiologia e Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale San Sebastiano, Correggio, AUSL di Reggio Emilia.
Cristina
C
Saetti
Giulio
G
Tondelli
Maria Vilma
MV
Bernini
Stefano
S
Tolomelli
Gianni
G
Zanghieri
Marco
M
Mengoli
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed