Pleuropulmonary blastoma in the area of a diagnosed congenital lung cyst.
Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm typically occurring in young children, even in newborns. Onset of the disease can be identified in the area of a previously diagnosed lung cyst. We report a case of a child previously diagnosed as having a right congenital lung cyst who had a pleuropulmonary blastoma developing in the same area. He underwent surgical resection of the neoplasm followed by chemotherapy. After 20 months he is alive and well.
Libretti
Lidia
L
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University and Scientific Institute H San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. libretti.lidia@hsr.it
Ciriaco
Paola
P
Casiraghi
Monica
M
Arrigoni
Gianluigi
G
Zannini
Piero
P
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods