Pleuropulmonary blastoma
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare form of cancer first reported in 1988.
Classification
- Type I: Multicystic lesions
- Type II: Thickened areas (nodules) within this cystic lesions
- Type III: Solid masses
Epidemiolgy and Demographics
Age
It occurs more commonly in children.
Diagnosis
Symptoms
Symptoms may include
Reference
- Manivel JC, Priest JR, Watterson J, Steiner M, Woods WG, Wick MR, Dehner LP. Pleuropulmonary blastoma. The so-called pulmonary blastoma of childhood. Cancer 1988;62:1516-26. PMID 3048630.