Open AccessPulmonary Hamartoma Mimicking Malignancy in Elderly Male Smoker
Author(s) -
Sejal B. Radia,
Pranay M. Walade,
G. Sravan Kumar,
Nalini Ghanate,
Dhanalakshmi,
M. Narender,
Muhammad Khan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scholars journal of applied medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2347-954X
pISSN - 2320-6691
DOI - 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i02.001
Subject(s) - hamartoma , medicine , malignancy , bronchogenic carcinoma , lung , pathology , radiology , dermatology
Pulmonary hamartomas are most common benign tumor of the lung, accounting for 6% of all solitary pulmonary nodules. Most of them are discovered incidentally and are rarely symptomatic. We report a rare case of hamartoma presenting with features of bronchogenic carcinoma in elderly smoker.