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Chest wall hamartoma

Author: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Authors page)

Revised: 20 October 2016, last major update June 2005

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Definition / general | Radiology description | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Differential diagnosis | Additional references
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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
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