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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008;34:209. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.04.016
Copyright © 2008, European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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Positive positron emission tomography in a patient with bilateral hamartochondromas

Valeria Liparuloa, Domenico Vitolob, Tiziano De Giacomoa, Federico Venutaa,*

a University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Thoracic Surgery, Italy
b University of Rome "La Sapienza", Department of Pathology, Italy

Received 1 March 2008; accepted 7 April 2008.

* Corresponding author. Address: University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy. Tel.: +39 064461971; fax: +39 0649970735. (Email: sofed{at}libero.it).

Key Words: CT-PET • Hamartochondroma • Videothoracoscopy

A 62-year-old asymptomatic heavy smoker woman with no history of cancer showed two bilateral pulmonary nodules CT-PET positive (1.3 cm of diameter – MaxSUV: 3.6 and 3.3) (Fig. 1 ). She underwent bilateral sequential videothoracoscopic atypical resection. The macroscopic appearance and histology were consistent with the pathological features of hamartochondroma (Fig. 2 ).


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  		Fig. 1. CT-PET scan showing the presence of two bilateral positive nodules (white arrows).

 

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  		Fig. 2. Histological section stained with ematossilin-eosin (25 enlargement). Note the stromal component (SC) between cartilaginous tissue (C).

 





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