A case of mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall of a child

• Main Authors: Nguyen Ngoc Trung, MD, PhD, Le Anh Duc, MD, PhD, Doan-Van Ngoc, MD, PhD, Nguyen-Van Sang, MD, PhD, Tran Phan Ninh, MD, PhD, Tran-Van Giang, MD, Thieu-Thi Tra My, MD, Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
• Series: Radiology Case Reports
• Subjects: Chest wall; Mesenchymal hamartoma; Benign thoracic mass
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321004684
• ISSN: 1930-0433

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is a rare benign tumor that usually occurs in infants and children. The clinical presentations and imaging features are atypical and difficult to differentiate from malignant tumors. In this article, we present a case with a large mesenchymal hamartoma tumor of the chest wall. A large right-sided chest wall mass was discovered in a 6-month-old boy by his mother. Chest X-ray revealed a thoracic mass with well-defined margins on the right side that expanded into the right ribs. Chest computed tomography showed that the mass originated from the thoracic wall. The patient underwent complete removal of the mass, and histopathology results confirmed a mesenchymal hamartoma.