Abstract
A mesenchymal hamartoma of the chest wall is a rare benign tumor. Each case has a different clinical course as well as different radiological imaging findings, and various histopathological diagnoses. In addition, mesenchymal hamartoma is sometimes mistaken for a malignant tumor. This report presents a neonatal case of mesenchymal hamartoma of the bilateral chest wall.
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Tsuji, Y., Maeda, K., Tazuke, Y. et al. Mesenchymal hamartoma of the bilateral chest wall in neonates. Pediatr Surg Int 28, 939–942 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-012-3152-0
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