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. 1993 Apr;48(4):407–408. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.4.407

Malignant mesenchymoma of the chest wall in an adult.

S K Jain 1, M Afzal 1, M Mathew 1, S K Ramani 1
PMCID: PMC464446  PMID: 8511745

Abstract

Mesenchymoma (hamartoma) of the chest wall is an extremely rare tumour presenting in early infancy or fetal life. Pleural, pulmonary, and lymph node metastases developed in a young man with malignant mesenchymoma of the chest wall. The tumour had several characteristics that differ from the mesenchymoma reported from the other parts of the body.

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