Laser-assisted resection of a giant pulmonary chondrohamartoma--a case report.

: A rare case of a giant pulmonary chondromatous hamartoma (15 cm, 1350 g) resected by a new laser system (Nd:YAG, 1318 nm, 40 W) is presented. The laser management of a hamartoma resection--the largest reported to date in the literature--is presented here.