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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-153 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007.02 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Lung cancer
- Metastasis
- Pulmonary blastoma
Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics
- Medicine
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