PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Okutan, Oguzhan
AU  - Ilvan, Ahmet
AU  - Kartaloglu, Zafer
AU  - Tunc, Habil
TI  - Giant hamartoma originating from the chest wall in an adult
DP  - 2006 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1054--1056
VI  - 27
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/7/1054.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/7/1054.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2006 Jul 01; 27
AB  - Hamartomas of the chest wall are rare benign lesions usually appear in infancy. We report an adult with giant hamartoma of the chest wall. A 21-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with swelling on his scapular region. An erythematous, swollen, and wide plaque formed mass lesion of 250 x 180 on the left scapular region was found in his physical examination. Thorax CT revealed a tumoral lesion in left hemithorax wall with destruction of the 3rd rib, and formation of the new bone growing and asymmetry in thorax by infiltrating surrounding soft tissues, and decreased left lung volume. Pathological findings referred to soft tissue hamartoma. After the diagnosed, the patient underwent to thoracotomy.