Figure 1. Hamartoma--Fat
Axial CT image shows a mid-right lower lobe nodule with focal very low attenuation, consistent with fat.
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Figure 1. Hamartoma--Fat Axial CT image shows a mid-right lower lobe nodule with focal very low attenuation, consistent with fat. | ||||||||||
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Figure 2. Hamartoma--Histology The image shows a mixture of fat and loose connective tissue. The arrow indicates trapped non-neoplastic epithelium within the tumor. | ||||||||||
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Figure 3. Hamartoma- Chondroid Calcification Coned frontal chest radiograph shows a lung nodule with chondroid (popcorn) calcification, characteristic of hamartomas. | ||||||||||
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Figure 4. Hamartoma--Chondroid Calcification Axial CT shows chondroid calcification within a hamartoma.
Diagram of Calcification
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Figure 5. Hamartoma--Histology The lobulated, blue, cartilaginous element of the hamartoma shown here is the part that undergoes calcification as shown in the above images. | ||||||||||
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