Giant hamartoma originating from the chest wall in an adult

• Published in: Saudi medical journal Vol. 27; no. 7; p. 1054
• Main Authors: Okutan, Oguzhan, Ilvan, Ahmet, Kartaloglu, Zafer, Tunc, Habil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...