Different kinds of benign tumors rarely occur in the lung and tracheobronchial tree. We operated 40 patients with benign lung tumors in the Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Center between 1989 and 1994. There were 31 hamartomas, 3 inflammatory pseudotumors, 2 leiomyomas, 2 sclerosing hemangiomas, 1 teratoma and 1 lipoma. Surgical removal of the tumor by preserving as much lung parenchyma as possible is often necessary for definitive diagnosis. [Journal of Turgut Özal Medical Center 1996;3(4):336-340]
Key Words: Benign tumor, lung
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