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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 a sharply demarcated pulmonary nodule and popcorn calcification (feature of chondroid calcifications in hamartomas).
Chest X Ray
- Chest radiography (CXR) is non-specific and demonstrates soft tissue attenuation and a well-circumscribed mass with either smooth or lobulated margins.[1]
- On chest radiography, common findings of pulmonary hamartoma include:
- Calcification ("popcorn pattern")
- Popcorn pattern is a reliable indicator of a benign lesion but is present in only a minority of cases[1]
- Fat: the lesion is typically of low density for its size[2]
- Calcification ("popcorn pattern")
- There are no CXR findings associated with other types of harmartomas[1]
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 1.2 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.
- ↑ Hansen CP, Holtveg H, Francis D, Rasch L, Bertelsen S (1992). "Pulmonary hamartoma". J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 104 (3): 674–8. PMID 1513155.