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Hamartoma is a benign lung tumor. Parenchymal hamartomas are usually asymptomatic, but endobronchial hamartoma can present with features of obstruction. Here, we present a case of a young man who presented with nonresolving pneumonia. His bronchoscopy showed an endobronchial hamartoma.
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Haridas, N., Mehta, A., Mohammed, T.S. et al. Young man with nonresolving pneumonia. Egypt J Bronchol 12, 367–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejb.ejb_116_17
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