title: Diffuse vascular hamartoma with malignant behavior.
abstract: Pulmonary hamartomas are benign lesions, usually asymptomatic and incidentally discovered on a routine chest radiograph; occasionally, however, this benign lesion may cause life threatening symptoms due to it's location and diffuse vascular involvement. We report the case of a 27 year-old male, non-smoker, who presented with dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis and weight loss. He was found to have a mass in the right hilar region which also involved the right main bronchus, pulmonary artery and esophagus. Surgical biopsy of the lesion led to the diagnosis of diffuse vascular hamartoma. Although it was a benign lesion, due to the size and location, surgical removal was not possible and patient died 10 years after being diagnosed with the condition.
authors.affiliation: Bronchoscopy Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ladeira
authors.affiliation: Bronchoscopy Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.affiliation: Bronchoscopy Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Oncology Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Couceiro
authors.affiliation: Bronchoscopy Unit, Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Gaia-Espinho, EPE, Portugal.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moura Sá
keywords: Hamartoma; Malignant behavior; Vascular hamartoma