Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma of the lung

Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma, although first reported as early as 1980s, remains a very rare lung disease. There have been less than 20 cases reported to date. Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma usually has an indolent course, but it could potentially result in morbidity and mortality. Biopsy is needed to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fasanya, Adebayo Ayodeji, Hattab, Yousef, Patel, Ami, Lega, Mark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5435595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28560148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.05.004
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Sumario:Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma, although first reported as early as 1980s, remains a very rare lung disease. There have been less than 20 cases reported to date. Mesenchymal cystic hamartoma usually has an indolent course, but it could potentially result in morbidity and mortality. Biopsy is needed to confirm the diagnosis because it is essential to rule out other possibilities including malignancy.

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