Bilateral cystic pleuropulmonary blastoma in early infancy

J Pediatr. 2000 Jun;136(6):834-6.

Abstract

We report 2 cases of multifocal cystic (type 1) pleuropulmonary blastoma, diagnosed during the first 6 months of life. This rare entity must be recognized before evolution into the prognostically unfavorable type 2 or type 3 pleuropulmonary blastoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pulmonary Blastoma / pathology*