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==Overview== | |||
On CXR, hamartomas are characterized by showing a sharply demarcated pulmonary nodule and popcorn calcifications (feature of chondroid calcifications in hamartomas). This pattern is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases<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> | |||
==Chest X Ray== | |||
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Image:Pulmonary-hamartoma-4-1.png|Chest X-ray (CXR) shows a well circumscribed lesion in the left middle lobe. | |||
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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 CXR, hamartomas are characterized by showing a sharply demarcated pulmonary nodule and popcorn calcifications (feature of chondroid calcifications in hamartomas). This pattern is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases[1]
Chest X Ray
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Chest X-ray (CXR) shows a well circumscribed lesion in the left middle lobe.
