Open AccessMesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall in an infant – A benign entity masquerading as malignancy
Author(s) -
Harshavardhan Mahalingam,
Madhu Ramasundaram,
Rajaraman Swaminathan,
Dhaarani Jayaraman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_84_20
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , hamartoma , pathological , radiology , lesion , benign tumor , pathology
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.