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Background <p>Pulmonary hamartoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm of the lungs. Patients usually present in the 4th&#xa0;and 5th&#xa0;decades of life and usually present as a hilar mass that needs to be biopsied to confirm the nature of the lesion. We report a case of pulmonary hamartoma that was diagnosed with EBUS-TBNA.</p> Case presentation <p>A 45-year-old female patient, non-smoker presented with dyspnea at moderate exertion. A CT scan showed a well-circumscribed left hilar mass. EBUS was planned and 3 passes EBUS-TBNA were taken and the final histopathological diagnosis was surprisingly pulmonary hamaroma.</p> Conclusions <p>EBUS-TBNA allows to locating of undiagnosed mediastinal lesions and performing a targeted needle aspiration, in a less invasive way, that can provide enough material for a certainty diagnosis in mediastinal hamartoma disease.</p>

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EBUS-TBNA in diagnosis of pulmonary hamartoma: is it possible?

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    2025年1月7日

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  • Wael Emam,
  • Fatma Hafez,
  • Nehad Osman

摘要

Background

Pulmonary hamartoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm of the lungs. Patients usually present in the 4th and 5th decades of life and usually present as a hilar mass that needs to be biopsied to confirm the nature of the lesion. We report a case of pulmonary hamartoma that was diagnosed with EBUS-TBNA.

Case presentation

A 45-year-old female patient, non-smoker presented with dyspnea at moderate exertion. A CT scan showed a well-circumscribed left hilar mass. EBUS was planned and 3 passes EBUS-TBNA were taken and the final histopathological diagnosis was surprisingly pulmonary hamaroma.

Conclusions

EBUS-TBNA allows to locating of undiagnosed mediastinal lesions and performing a targeted needle aspiration, in a less invasive way, that can provide enough material for a certainty diagnosis in mediastinal hamartoma disease.