Malignant change in a benign pulmonary hamartoma.
Basile A, Gregoris A, Antoci B, Romanelli M.
Divisione di Medicina Interna, Ospedale Generale, San Vito al Tagliamento-Pordenone, Italy.
Sarcomatous transformation in a longstanding, clinically silent hamartoma is reported. Malignant change occurred shortly after resection, suggesting that surgical manipulation may have played a part.
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PMID: 2705156 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]PMCID: PMC461763