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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Pediatric solitary pulmonary tuberculoma mimicking peripheral pulmonary hamartoma with extensive pleural adhesions: a case report.

Kaiyi Mao, Xianhui Shang, Leibo Wang, Cao Wang, Yuchen Mao, Guangxu Zhou, Peng Zhao, Hongyang Tan, Zhen Luo, Hong Ma

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Kaiyi MaoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Xianhui ShangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Leibo WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Cao WangDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Yuchen MaoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Guangxu ZhouDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Peng ZhaoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Hongyang TanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Zhen LuoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.
Hong MaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China.

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Abstract

This report describes a rare case of solitary pulmonary tuberculoma in a pediatric patient. A 13-year-old male presented with a progressively enlarging solitary nodule in the left lung, identified via chest computed tomography (CT). The patient had no obvious symptoms of tuberculosis and no known history of exposure. The tuberculin skin test was negative. The imaging findings strongly resembled a peripheral pulmonary hamartoma, leading to a preliminary diagnosis of pulmonary hamartoma with plans for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection. Intraoperative findings revealed extensive and dense pleural adhesions, complicating both the identification of the lesion and surgical procedures. Postoperative pathology confirmed pulmonary tuberculoma. Additional diagnostic tests, including acid-fast bacillus staining,

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case reportmisdiagnosispleural adhesionspulmonary hamartomasolitary pulmonary tuberculoma

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PMCPMC12745226

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