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PLEUROPULMONARY BLASTOMA: A CASE REPORT

Author(s)
Dhiya R Kareem Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Al-Sader Teaching Hospital & College of Medicine, Basra, Iraq
Abdul Khaliq Zaki Benyan Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Al-Sader Teaching Hospital & College of Medicine, Basra, Iraq
Fouzi Abdul Ameer Ahmad Al-Hassani Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Al-Sader Teaching Hospital & College of Medicine, Basra, Iraq
Wassan MJ Al- Elwee Department of Pathology, Al-Sader Teaching Hospital, Basra, Iraq
Abstract
A 2 years old girl was managed for pulmonary complaint of cough, dyspnea, and wheezes. Computerized Topographic scan of the chest showed a mixed solid and cystic mass that was proved histopathologically as Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) after excision by thoracotomy which is a rare primitive aggressive malignant neoplasm of the thorax occurring in childhood. The patient was treated by chemotherapy and she was quite well on her follow up after one year.
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Page(s) 454-458
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Published Journal: Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Year: 2013

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Keywords
Pleural effusion, Pleuropulmonary blastoma, Pulmonary blastoma, Hemothorax
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