title: Pleuropulmonary blastoma in childhood. A malignant degeneration of pulmonary cysts.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is an extremely rare intrathoracic neoplasm of early childhood with an unfavorable outcome. In this article, two children with PPB associated with pre-existing pulmonary cysts are presented. It is emphasized that surgical excision is the treatment of choice for all pulmonary cysts.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece. dosiosth@internet.gr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dosios
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stinios
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicolaides
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spyrakos
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Androulakakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Constantopoulos
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery