[Surgical treatment of pulmonary hamartoma]

In a 7-year period between 1981 and 1987, 53 patients with lung hamartoma comprising this study underwent surgery at the Clinic for Thoracal Surgery, Medical School, University of Zagreb. Their ages ranged from 20 to 74 years, with a mean of 51.9 years; a male/female ratio was 2.1:1. In 47 patients (88.7% of all cases), resection was limited to the enucleation of the hamartoma. Larger resections (like segmentectomies and lobectomies) became necessary because of the size and the central location of the lesions.