A case of huge pulmonary blastoma with multiorgan invasion

  • Hwan Lee Tae
  • , Young Lee Ka
  • , Ri Kim So
  • , Hun Min Kyung
  • , Ju Park Seoung
  • , Bum Lee Heung
  • , Keun Rhee Yang
  • , Chul Lee Yong*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the lung that is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and resembles the structure of an embryonic lung. Pulmonary blastomas have a very poor prognosis and make up 0.25 to 0.5 percent of all primary malignant lung tumors. A pulmonary blastoma usually manifests as a solitary parenchymal mass or nodule and multiple subpleural mass with effusion on chest X-ray and computed tomography. We encountered a very rare case of pulmonary blastoma in a 52 years old male. He complained of abdominal pain, fullness, and dyspnea. The radiology examination revealed a huge lung mass invading the mediastinum, heart, diaphragm, and liver. The percutaneous needle biopsies were performed, and this tumor was diagnosed as a pulmonary blastoma We report a biopsy confirmed case of a huge pulmonary blastoma invading multiple organs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)149-153
Number of pages5
JournalTuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Volume62
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007.02

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Lung cancer
  • Metastasis
  • Pulmonary blastoma

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Medicine

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