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Pleuropulmonary blastoma in children: a case report.

(2012) Pleuropulmonary blastoma in children: a case report. Iranian journal of cancer prevention. pp. 105-7. ISSN 2008-2398

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Abstract

Pleuropulmonary Blastoma [PPB] is a very rare, highly aggressive and malignant tumor that originates from either the lungs or pleura. It occurs mainly in children aged less than five or six years. It has poor prognosis with three different subtypes: cystic [type I], combined cystic and solid [type II] and solid [type III]. PPB is treated with aggressive multimodal therapies including surgery and chemotherapy. We present a case of 3.5 years old boy with PPB type II successfully treated with complete surgical resection followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Item Type: Article
Page Range: pp. 105-7
Journal or Publication Title: Iranian journal of cancer prevention
Volume: 5
Number: 2
ISSN: 2008-2398
Depositing User: ms soheila Bazm
URI: http://eprints.ssu.ac.ir/id/eprint/14195

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