Pulmonary hamartoma: unusual radiologic appearance

J Thorac Imaging. 2004 Jan;19(1):38-40. doi: 10.1097/00005382-200401000-00007.

Abstract

A pulmonary nodule was incidentally detected in a 50-year-old man during a routine health evaluation. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed that the lesion had the appearance of a collection of multiple tiny nodules. Histologic examination of the resected specimen revealed a single hamartoma resembling a bunch of grapes. Pulmonary alveoli and bronchioles were entrapped within the hamartoma with tumor buds appearing in a multicentric manner, thereby producing the unusual HRCT findings. Review of chest radiographs taken over the previous 20 years indicated that the tumor doubling time was 4968 days.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Hamartoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Diseases / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed