title: Laser-assisted resection of a giant pulmonary chondrohamartoma--a case report.
abstract: A rare case of a giant pulmonary chondromatous hamartoma (15 cm, 1350 g) resected by a new laser system (Nd:YAG, 1318 nm, 40 W) is presented. The laser management of a hamartoma resection--the largest reported to date in the literature--is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Center for Pneumology, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Coswig Specialized Hospital, Coswig/Dresden, Germany. dr.pereaszlenyi@fachkrankenhaus-coswig.de
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authors.lastname: Pereszlenyi
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authors.lastname: Rolle
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authors.lastname: Rudek
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authors.lastname: Schilling
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authors.lastname: Bis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*