title: Pulmonary hamartoma resembling multiple metastases: A case report.
abstract: The current study presents the case of a patient with multiple pulmonary nodules as observed by computed tomography. Furthermore, a marginal increase in fluorodeoxyglucose uptake was identified by positron emission tomography. Due to the appearance of multiple small nodules and a history of radical nephrectomy, a hypothetical diagnosis of pulmonary metastasis of a previously excised renal carcinoma was determined, which was confirmed by biopsy. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical resection of the nodules was proposed and pathological examination exhibited an unforeseen and rare observation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhenya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: The First Clinical Medicine, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Fangfang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Shanwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Guowei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: metastasis; pulmonary hamartoma; resemble