[Pneumoblastoma in children. Apropos of 2 cases].
Pulmonary blastoma is an exceedingly rare primary neoplasm in the paediatric age group. Pre-operative diagnosis is impossible because of its lack of specificity in clinical and radiological signs. The only diagnosis is the histopathological one. It is a malignant tumor capable of metastasis with a poor prognosis. The best method of treatment is still unknown but at the present time, the only survivals are the result of a complete and early surgical excision. The authors report 2 paediatric cases which have been observed at the hospital of Montpellier (France) for a 20 years period. They try to determine why children's pulmonary blastoma is slightly different from the adults one. They ask the question of histogenesis.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009626:Terminology as Topic
Le pneumoblastome chez l'enfant. A propos de 2 observations.