Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignancy treated primarily with surgery. Chemotherapy has proven effective in some cases, and has been used in adjuvant fashion in pediatric patients.


METHODS
This is a case report of a 40 year-old woman treated with surgical resection, and because of the high risk of recurrence, adjuvant chemotherapy was also given.


RESULTS
At the time of this writing, the patient has been in continued remission since surgery in October, 1993.


CONCLUSIONS
This rare entity is difficult to diagnose noninvasively. The limited number of case reports makes therapeutic decisions difficult. To the authors' knowledge, this case is the first reported adult treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. A central registry of cases would be helpful to physicians treating patients with this disease.
Novotny
J E
JE
Skemp Clinic, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA.
Huiras
C M
CM
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*