title: Pulmonary Hamartoma Mimicking Malignancy: A Cytopathological Diagnosis.
abstract: Pulmonary Hamartomas (PH) are benign tumour-like lesions of lung with an uncommon occurrence and pose a diagnostic challenge on chest radiograph. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) can lead to a definitive diagnosis as well as distinguishes these from malignant lung mass. Most of the patients are asymptomatic and incidentally detected on routine chest radiographs. We report a case of pulmonary hamartoma where the patient was symptomatic and a possibility of malignant neoplasm was considered until the FNAC concluded the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Manjari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Prajwala
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.lastname: Preeti
authors.affiliation: Chief Medical Officer, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Desh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deepak
keywords: FNAC; Hamartoma; Lung; Neoplasm; Radiology