title: Recurring pulmonary hamartomas: cause for concern?
abstract: We report the case of a well-controlled female asthmatic who developed 'multiple pulmonary hamartomas' on three separate occasions over a period of 25 years that necessitated surgical resection. To our knowledge, this is the first report of recurrent hamartomas in a single individual necessitating multiple thoracotomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. niacoleman@rcsi.ie
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chotirmall
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broe
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Royston
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult