Pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 12-year-old boy presenting with pneumothorax

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare pulmonary neoplasm seen in the pediatric population. We report a purely cystic-type pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 12-year-old boy who presented with spontaneous pneumothorax. He underwent partial resection of the left lower lobe under video-assisted thoracoscopy.

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Published inGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 54; no. 11; pp. 504 - 506
Main Authors Numanami, Hiroki, Tanaka, Motoya, Hashizume, Masahiro, Hara, Kazuo, Yokoi, Toyoharu, Haniuda, Masayuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.11.2006
Subjects
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - complications
Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Pleural Neoplasms - complications
Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pleural Neoplasms - pathology
Pleural Neoplasms - surgery
Pneumothorax - etiology
Pulmonary Blastoma - complications
Pulmonary Blastoma - diagnosis
Pulmonary Blastoma - pathology
Pulmonary Blastoma - surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Summary:Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare pulmonary neoplasm seen in the pediatric population. We report a purely cystic-type pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 12-year-old boy who presented with spontaneous pneumothorax. He underwent partial resection of the left lower lobe under video-assisted thoracoscopy.
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ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6705
1863-2092
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-006-0044-z