Pulmonary hamartoma

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Pre op CXR.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Smooth well-defined ovoid pulmonary nodule in the right lower zone.

Case Discussion

Correlation with prior CXR and CT from an external hospital (not available for upload) confirms the lesion as stable over the last 3 years and containing fat, in keeping with a pulmonary hamartoma.

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