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Lung Transplantation for Multiple Giant Hamartomas: First Case Report and Review of the Literature
Alba María Fernández-González1, Francisco Javier González García1, David Sebastián Poveda Chávez2
1Department of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain; Group for the Study of Thoracic Neoplasms and Lung Transplantation, IMIBIC (Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), University of Córdoba. Córdoba, Spain.
Background:
To assess lung transplant as a solution for a rare complication of giant lung hamartoma, in which surgical resection was discouraged because of severe underlying chronic lung disease.
Methods:
A 54-year-old woman had an episode of severe acute hemoptysis. Imaging techniques showed 2 masses in the right lung as hamartomas and severe pulmonary emphysema. After resolution of the acute episode of hemoptysis, the case could have been solved with a right pneumonectomy; however, a single-lung transplant was performed because of the underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Results:
The outcome of the surgery was satisfactory, although a second operation was required because of bleeding. The patient was discharged and currently has a good quality of life, with no recurrence of the disease. The pathologic anatomy of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis of multiple giant hamartomas.
Conclusions:
Lung transplant could be a feasible procedure to treat life-threatening complications of benign tumors in selected patients with pulmonary end-stage disease.
