MR imaging findings of an atypical pulmonary hamartoma in a 12-year-old child

We present the MR imaging findings in an atypical pulmonary hamartoma in a 12-year-old boy. CT showed no evidence of fat or calcifications in the tumour. It demonstrated peripheral rim enhancement on arterial-phase MR images due to a compressed respiratory epithelium, and progression to nearly homog...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 2008-10, Vol.38 (10), p.1134-1137
Main Authors: Alexopoulou, Efthymia, Economopoulos, Nikos, Priftis, Kostas N., Tsigka, Alexia, Kelekis, Nikolaos L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Child
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Hamartoma - diagnosis
Hamartoma - pathology
Hamartoma - surgery
Humans
Imaging
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - pathology
Lung Diseases - surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Radiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasound
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Summary:We present the MR imaging findings in an atypical pulmonary hamartoma in a 12-year-old boy. CT showed no evidence of fat or calcifications in the tumour. It demonstrated peripheral rim enhancement on arterial-phase MR images due to a compressed respiratory epithelium, and progression to nearly homogeneous contrast enhancement on delayed-phase images. Small cystic spaces were identified on MR hydrographic and contrast-enhanced images formed by invaginating respiratory epithelium, a unique imaging finding in this condition.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-008-0938-2