Pleuropulmonary blastoma in adolescence: A rare tumor beyond first decade of life

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a unique dysontogenetic and a primitive neoplasm occuring almost exclusively in the first decade of life, as a pulmonary- and/or pleural-based tumor with cystic, solid, or combined cystic and solid features. It is characterized histologically by a primitive, variabl...

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Veröffentlicht in:Lung India 2015-05, Vol.32 (3), p.281-284
Hauptverfasser: Yadav, Mukesh K, Singhal, Manphool, Bhatia, Anmol, Kapoor, Rakesh, Gupta, Nalini, Khandelwal, Niranjan
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Zusammenfassung:Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a unique dysontogenetic and a primitive neoplasm occuring almost exclusively in the first decade of life, as a pulmonary- and/or pleural-based tumor with cystic, solid, or combined cystic and solid features. It is characterized histologically by a primitive, variably mixed blastematous and sarcomatous tissues. These tumors are usually associated with a poor prognosis. However, with a multimodality treatment approach, the survival of the patient can be prolonged. We herein report two cases of PPB in adolescence, a rare presentation beyond first decade of life with a short review of literature.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/0970-2113.156255