Urgent resection of bleeding congenital mesenchymal chest wall hamartoma in an infant
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We report a case with prenatally diagnosed large cystic-solid mesenchymal chest wall hamartoma. An attempt of conservative management was made however repeated intralesional hemorrhage led to enlargement and severe anemia which required urgent resection at the age of 8 weeks. The infant had an unimpaired development over a follow-up of 4 years.
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013