Multifocal Chest Wall Hamartoma: A Rare Congenital Anomaly

• 作者: Abhilasha Jain Anil Vasoya Jayesh Patel Sharad Jain Swati Gaba
• 来源期刊: 放射学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: CONGENITAL HAMARTOMA RADIOLOGY Surgery NEOPLASMS
• 年，卷（期）: fsxqkyw_2017,（4）
• 页码范围: 292-297
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Chest wall hamartoma is a very rare tumour with benign course and distinct clinical, radiological, and histopathological characteristics. The lesion develops during foetal life and is present at or shortly after birth. It should be kept in differential diagnosis of complex chest wall masses diagnosed during antenatal ultrasound. CT thorax is useful for appreciation of detailed anatomy, characterization of the congenital abnormality and for surgical planning. Histopathology is used for the confirmation. Accurate diagnosis of mesenchymal hamartoma is important since many chest wall masses in children are malignant. We report a rare case of multifocal chest wall hamartoma in an infant who presented with multiple bilateral complex chest wall masses in which characteristic radiological and histopathological features led to the diagnosis of hamartoma, which was successfully treated with surgery.