Giant hamartoma originating from the chest wall in an adult

Hamartomas of the chest wall are rare benign lesions usually appear in infancy. We report an adult with giant hamartoma of the chest wall. A 21-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with swelling on his scapular region. An erythematous, swollen, and wide plaque formed mass lesion of 250 x 180 on...

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Published inSaudi medical journal Vol. 27; no. 7; p. 1054
Main Authors Okutan, Oguzhan, Ilvan, Ahmet, Kartaloglu, Zafer, Tunc, Habil
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saudi Arabia 01.07.2006
Subjects
Adult
Hamartoma - diagnosis
Hamartoma - surgery
Humans
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - surgery
Male
Thoracic Wall
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Hamartomas of the chest wall are rare benign lesions usually appear in infancy. We report an adult with giant hamartoma of the chest wall. A 21-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with swelling on his scapular region. An erythematous, swollen, and wide plaque formed mass lesion of 250 x 180 on the left scapular region was found in his physical examination. Thorax CT revealed a tumoral lesion in left hemithorax wall with destruction of the 3rd rib, and formation of the new bone growing and asymmetry in thorax by infiltrating surrounding soft tissues, and decreased left lung volume. Pathological findings referred to soft tissue hamartoma. After the diagnosed, the patient underwent to thoracotomy.
ISSN:0379-5284