Pulmonary chondroid hamartoma with unusual presentation

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2002 Oct-Dec;44(4):263-6.

Abstract

Large-sized pulmonary chondroid hamartomas are very uncommon. We report a case of a 40-year-old male patient with a large sized chondroid hamartoma occupying almost the whole of one hemithorax, presenting with superior vena caval obstruction, left vocal cord palsy and adrenal involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Deglutition Disorders / diagnosis
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Hamartoma / complications
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis
  • Hamartoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lung Diseases / complications
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / diagnosis
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / etiology
  • Vocal Cord Paralysis / radiotherapy