Pulmonary hamartoma mimicking a mediastinal cyst-like lesion in a heavy smoker

Pulmonary hamartoma (PH) is the most common benign tumor of the lung, typically presenting as a peripheral solitary nodule with round shape and smooth margins. The main computed tomography (CT) features that allow a confident diagnosis of PH are intranodular fat and popcorn-like calcifications. Howe...

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Main Authors: Andrea Borghesi, Andrea Tironi, Mauro Roberto Benvenuti, Francesco Bertagna, Maria Cristina De Leonardis, Stefania Pezzotti, Giordano Bozzola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301382