title: Chondromatous hamartoma of the chest wall: description of 3 new cases and literature review.
abstract: Chondromatous hamartoma of the chest wall is an extremely rare, benign lesion that usually occurs in early infancy. It typically arises in the rib cage and produces a large mass. It is composed of a varying admixture of hyaline cartilage that has features resembling growth plate cartilage, fascicles of spindle cells, woven bone, and hemorrhagic cysts. Treatment consists mainly of surgical excision, which is usually curative. We present 3 new cases, which demonstrated interesting findings, including multicentricity, involvement of the sternum, and local recurrence, and we discuss these findings in the context of a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, State University of Campinas, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eliane M I
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Amstalden
authors.forename: Rita B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Elisa M B
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pacheco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliveira-Filho
authors.forename: Lourenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stragea-Neto
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
mesh_terms: D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002812:Chondroma / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D051457:Hyaline Cartilage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery