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Mesenchymal lung tumors are rare with the exception of hamartomas, which can be seen in about 7% of all lung tumors. However, many benign mesenchymal tumors exist, some of them so rare that one might see them once in a lifetime. Here, we have selected those mesenchymal tumors, which likely can be encountered in routine pathology. The knowledge is of importance, as malignant mesenchymal soft tissue tumors regularly metastasize into the lung. Therefore, a differentiation of primary versus metastatic tumors is of importance.
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Popper, H., Murer, B. (2020). Benign Mesenchymal Tumors. In: Pulmonary Pathology. Essentials of Diagnostic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22664-0_14
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