Bone
Other tumors of bone
Chest wall hamartoma
Revised: 2 January 2019
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Other tumors of bone
Chest wall hamartoma
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Revised: 2 January 2019
Copyright: (c) 2003-2019, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed search: chest wall hamartoma bone
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Radiology description | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis | Additional referencesCite this page: Pernick N Chest wall hamartoma. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/bonechestwallhamartoma.html. Accessed June 1st, 2020.
Definition / general
- Extremely rare
- Benign
- Multilobular masses in chest wall of newborns and infants; may interfere with normal delivery
- Excellent prognosis, treatment may not be required
Radiology description
- Large lesion that deforms one or more ribs
Gross description
- Islands of cartilage and cysts
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Cartilaginous nodules with variable hypercellularity, cartilage matures into trabecular bone and resembles growth plate
- Spindle cell proliferation with giant cells and aneurysmal bone cysts
Differential diagnosis
Additional references
