title: [Pulmonary hamartochondroma: a rare cause of solitary pulmonary nodule in children].
abstract: Solitary pulmonary nodules are rare in children. We report an eleven year-old girl evaluated for recurrent respiratory symptoms diagnosed with an intraparenchymal pulmonary hamartochondroma. Spiral computed tomography showed a pulmonary nodule in the middle lobe, 17 mm in diameter, without any specific features. In asymptomatic adult patients, guidelines for the management of solitary pulmonary nodules have been described. The management of solitary pulmonary nodules in pediatric patients is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Unité de pneumologie et allergologie, clinique de pédiatrie, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pouessel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thumerelle
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Copin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deschildre
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*