title: Staged resection of bilateral pleuropulmonary blastoma in a two-month old girl.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare unilateral intrathoracic tumor of childhood. We report an unusual case of bilateral pleuropulmonary blastoma in a two-month old girl who underwent staged thoracotomies for complete wedge resection of both neoplasm. She remains well and tumor free two years after the operation.
authors: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
authors: B D
authors: BD
authors: Mott
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: Canver
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Nazeer
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Buchan
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ilves
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed