title: Giant pulmonary hamartoma.
abstract: A 61-year-old woman presented with dyspnea and intense cough. Chest radiography showed opacity of the entire left hemithorax and computed tomography of the chest confirmed a solid heterogeneous mass extending from apex to base, with foci of calcification and areas of low attenuation. Left upper lobe resection was performed, removing the tumor in large pieces. Histologic characteristics of the lesion were compatible with typical hamartoma. No signs of recurrence were detected 2.5 years after the operation.
authors: Department of Radiology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors: Luiz Fernando Saldanha
authors: LF
authors: de Almeida
authors: Gilberto
authors: G
authors: Szarf
authors: Henrique M
authors: HM
authors: Lederman
authors: Marcello Fabiano
authors: MF
authors: de Franco
authors: Renato
authors: R
authors: de Oliveira
authors: Luiz Eduardo Villaça
authors: LE
authors: Leão
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome