Chest wall hamartoma is a rare tumor and is usually diagnosed after birth.' A report2 described the prenatal sonographic appearance of a chest wall hamartoma which was diagnosed by neonatal chest x-ray and neonatal chest computed tomography. In our case, chest wall hamartoma was diagnosed prenatally
Ultrasonography of the chest wall
β Scribed by Kenneth E. Ekstrand; Damon D. Blake; Robert L. Dixon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 206 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Ultrasonography of the chest wall has been used to aid in radiation therapy treatment planning. The sonogram reveals the lung surface and the sternum in relation to the skin surface. Tumor tissue tends to be more sonolucent than normal breast tissue. This technique has been used to detect postβmastectomy recurrent tumor.
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