Pulmonary Hamartoma Mimicking Malignancy: A Cytopathological Diagnosis
Published: November 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/22597.8844
Manjari Kishore, Prajwala Gupta, Preeti, Desh Deepak
1. Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
3. Junior Resident, Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
4. Chief Medical Officer, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Prajwala Gupta,
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Pulmonary Hamartomas (PH) are benign tumour-like lesions of lung with an uncommon occurrence and pose a diagnostic challenge on chest radiograph. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) can lead to a definitive diagnosis as well as distinguishes these from malignant lung mass. Most of the patients are asymptomatic and incidentally detected on routine chest radiographs. We report a case of pulmonary hamartoma where the patient was symptomatic and a possibility of malignant neoplasm was considered until the FNAC concluded the diagnosis.
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