title: Thoracoscopic lobectomy for type I pleuropulmonary blastoma in an infant.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, aggressive, intrathoracic mesenchymal neoplasm associated with cystic lung lesions. The authors describe an 8-month-old male who underwent thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy for a cystic lung lesion initially diagnosed as congenital pulmonary airway malformation. Pathology revealed type I PPB.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, MHB 7GS-313, New York, NY, 10032, USA, af2451@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Abbey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fingeret
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Alain C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Borczuk
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rothenberg
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aspelund
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide