Conservative management of mesenchymal hamartomas of the chest wall
| Autor: | Donald J. S. Cameron, T. H. Ong, Peter Borzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Conservative management Hamartoma medicine.medical_treatment Tumor resection Mesenchymal hamartoma medicine Humans Thoracotomy business.industry Mesenchymal stem cell Respiratory disease Infant General Medicine Thorax Chest Wall Hamartoma medicine.disease Surgery Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Radiography Thoracic Bone Diseases Tomography X-Ray Computed business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 36:1346-1349 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3468 |
| Popis: | Mesenchymal hamartomas of the chest wall are rare benign lesions usually discovered in infancy. The authors present their experience with 3 cases. All of these cases were managed initially conservatively, although 1 child required a thoracotomy and partial tumour resection at 5 months of age because of respiratory compromise. The other 2 children have now reached 5 and 6 years of age with the tumors becoming less prominent. The authors believe many cases can be managed conservatively because malignant change has not been reported, and the lesions often become relatively smaller as the child grows. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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