Mesenchymal Hamartoma of the Chest Wall in an Infant – A Benign Entity Masquerading as Malignancy

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is a rare tumor-like lesion encountered in neonates and infants. Although typically benign with no metastatic potential, it has alarming imaging and pathological features that mimic malignancy. We describe the imaging, surgical, and pathological features of th...

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Autores principales: Mahalingam, Harshavardhan, Ramasundaram, Madhu, Rajendiran, Swaminathan, Jayaraman, Dhaarani
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321791
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_84_20
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Sumario:Mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is a rare tumor-like lesion encountered in neonates and infants. Although typically benign with no metastatic potential, it has alarming imaging and pathological features that mimic malignancy. We describe the imaging, surgical, and pathological features of this rare entity in a 1-month-old infant.

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