title: Bilateral Multifocal Hamartoma of the Chest Wall in an Infant.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hamartoma of the thoracic wall is a rare benign tumor that occurs in infancy and can be mistaken for a malignancy due to its clinical and imaging features. Hamartomas are extrapleural soft tissue lesions that cause rib expansion and destruction and appear on imaging as cystic areas with fluid levels and calcification. They can cause scoliosis, pressure on the neighboring lung parenchyma and mediastinal displacement. While conservative treatment is recommended in asymptomatic cases, growing lesions require surgical excision.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this report, we present the imaging findings in a 3-month-old infant that presented with a firm swelling in the chest wall and was histopathologically confirmed to have a bilateral multifocal hamartoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiological imaging methods are important for accurate diagnosis of this very rare condition that can be confused with a malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz Bulent
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pekcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokcen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gundogdu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bilgic
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Feryal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gun
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ensar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yekeler
keywords: Diagnostic Imaging; Hamartoma; Thoracic Wall