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  Top-Tier Keyword Focus: Pulmonary Hamartoma, Popcorn Calcification, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule (SPN), Chondroid Case Presentation: History and Clinical Picture This expert column focuses on a classic radiologic presentation of the most common benign lung tumor: the Pulmonary Hamartoma. The case involves a 22-year-old male who presented for a chest radiograph as part of a pre-military service medical examination. Crucially, the patient was a non-smoker and completely asymptomatic—a textbook example of an Incidental Finding. His general health was otherwise robust, emphasizing that this is a slow-growing, typically silent lesion. The initial chest posteroanterior (P-A) radiograph (Figure 1, Figure 3A) revealed a conspicuous, solitary mass in the upper lung field, prompting further investigation with Computed Tomography (CT).   Radiological Evaluation: The Hallmark Imaging Features 1. Chest X-ray Findings The chest P-A view (Figure 1, Figure 3A), highlighted by the r...