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Although most lung neoplasms are malignant, a small subset of true lung neoplasms are benign (Table 12.1). Benign lung neoplasms include epithelial and mesenchymal tumors, with pulmonary hamartoma being the single most commonly encountered entity.
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Zhang, C., Myers, J.L. (2018). Benign Lung Neoplasms. In: Zhang, C., Myers, J. (eds) Atlas of Lung Pathology. Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8689-7_12
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