title: Pleuropulmonary blastema with cystic nephroma - A rare presentation and surgical dilemma.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary balstema with cystic nephroma is a rare dual pathology of pediatric age group. The etiopathogenesis of this entity is not known, still researches indicate towards a common genetic cause. We report a case of this dual pathology in a one and half year old male. Till now only 5 cases have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medical College, Kolkata, India. akhil_g_2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Akhilesh K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Sukanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Anshu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Nilay
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaterjee
authors.forename: Madhu S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pal
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery