Una formazione esofitica della parete toracica anteriore: quando la diagnosi è solo istologica

Abstract

The paper describes the case of a newborn child presenting with an exophytic thoracic lesion since birth, with no common features described before in infants. All exams made at the initial process of diagnosis were negative. The long follow-up confirmed the non-progressive growing of the lesion and the hist logic investigation, following the surgical removing, allowed the real nature of the lesion to be eventually discovered. The paper shows that a common lesion in newborn children may appear with unusual characteristics, so clinicians must assess all possible diagnosis with a proper workup that includes the medical examination as well as the radiologic and surgery intervention if needed.