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==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
*Chest radiography (CXR) is non-specific, demonstrating a soft tissue attenuation, well-circumscribed mass with either smooth or lobulated margins.<ref name="pmid12376601">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ |title=Fat-containing lesions of the chest |journal=Radiographics |volume=22 Spec No |issue= |pages=S61–78 |year=2002 |pmid=12376601 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61 |url=}}</ref> | *Chest radiography (CXR) is non-specific, demonstrating a soft tissue attenuation, well-circumscribed mass with either smooth or lobulated margins.<ref name="pmid12376601">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ |title=Fat-containing lesions of the chest |journal=Radiographics |volume=22 Spec No |issue= |pages=S61–78 |year=2002 |pmid=12376601 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*On chest radiography, common findings include: | *On chest radiography, common findings of pulmonary hamartoma include: | ||
:*Calcification ( | :*[[Calcification]] ("popcorn type") may be seen, which can be suggestive of the diagnosis. | ||
:*Fat is difficult to identify with certainty, although the lesion is typically of low density for its size<ref name="pmid1513155">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hansen CP, Holtveg H, Francis D, Rasch L, Bertelsen S |title=Pulmonary hamartoma |journal=J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. |volume=104 |issue=3 |pages=674–8 |year=1992 |pmid=1513155 |doi= | :*[[Fat]] is difficult to identify with certainty, although the lesion is typically of low density for its size<ref name="pmid1513155">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hansen CP, Holtveg H, Francis D, Rasch L, Bertelsen S |title=Pulmonary hamartoma |journal=J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. |volume=104 |issue=3 |pages=674–8 |year=1992 |pmid=1513155 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
:*"Popcorn pattern" is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases<ref name="pmid12376601">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ |title=Fat-containing lesions of the chest |journal=Radiographics |volume=22 Spec No |issue= |pages=S61–78 |year=2002 |pmid=12376601 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61 |url=}}</ref> | :*"Popcorn pattern" is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases<ref name="pmid12376601">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ |title=Fat-containing lesions of the chest |journal=Radiographics |volume=22 Spec No |issue= |pages=S61–78 |year=2002 |pmid=12376601 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*There are no CXR findings associated with other types of harmartoma<ref name="pmid12376601">{{cite journal |vauthors=Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ |title=Fat-containing lesions of the chest |journal=Radiographics |volume=22 Spec No |issue= |pages=S61–78 |year=2002 |pmid=12376601 |doi=10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]
Overview
On chest radiography, lung hamartomas are characterized by showing a sharply demarcated pulmonary nodule and popcorn calcifications (feature of chondroid calcifications in hamartomas).[1]
Chest X Ray
- Chest radiography (CXR) is non-specific, demonstrating a soft tissue attenuation, well-circumscribed mass with either smooth or lobulated margins.[2]
- On chest radiography, common findings of pulmonary hamartoma include:
- Calcification ("popcorn type") may be seen, which can be suggestive of the diagnosis.
- Fat is difficult to identify with certainty, although the lesion is typically of low density for its size[1]
- "Popcorn pattern" is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases[2]
- There are no CXR findings associated with other types of harmartoma[2]
Gallery
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Frontal chest x-ray (CXR) shows a well circumscribed, smooth margin lesion in the left middle lobe.
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Lateral chest x-ray (CXR) shows a well circumscribed soft tissue attenuation lesion overlapping the heart.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hansen CP, Holtveg H, Francis D, Rasch L, Bertelsen S (1992). "Pulmonary hamartoma". J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 104 (3): 674–8. PMID 1513155.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gaerte SC, Meyer CA, Winer-Muram HT, Tarver RD, Conces DJ (2002). "Fat-containing lesions of the chest". Radiographics. 22 Spec No: S61–78. doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc08s61. PMID 12376601.