Giant Pulmonary Hamartoma. Case report and review of the Literature

Authors

  • Camila Montoya Bueno Medica egresada Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Especialista en Anatomía Patológica, Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Jefe de residentes año 2016 Cátedra de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18004/anales/2017.050(02)89-094

Keywords:

neoplasm, lung, giant hamartoma, Paraguay

Abstract

Pulmonary hamartomas are the most common benign neoplasm in the lung, with an average size of 1.0 to 2.0 cms. We report a case of a giant pulmonary hamartoma in a 79 year old male who presented respiratory symptoms. Chest tomography revealed a heterogeneous mass that occupies the lower half of the left hemitoriax. The patient underwent thoracotomy and resection of the mass. Gross examination of the surgical specimen showed a well circumscribed mass measuring 21 x 13 x 9.5 cms. The histopathological study confirmed the diagnosis of a giant pulmonar hamartoma of the chondroid tape

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2026-10-26

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Giant Pulmonary Hamartoma. Case report and review of the Literature. (2026). Anales of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, 50(2), 89-94. https://doi.org/10.18004/anales/2017.050(02)89-094