Cystic Lung Lesions Mimicking Hydatidosis: Hamartoma or Benign Metastazing Leiomyoma?
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report an unusual case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with multiple lung cystic lesions presumed to be related to pulmonary hydatidosis, treated and followed for 3 years before surgical removal was decided. Unexpectedly, pathologic findings showed benign spindle cell proliferation. Immunohistochemical staining confirmed the smooth-muscle nature of the spindle cells, which were also positive for hormonal receptors and corresponded to multiple cystic pulmonary hamartomas.
Medical subject headings
- Albendazole
- Echinococcosis, Pulmonary
- Hamartoma
- Leiomyoma
- Lung Neoplasms