title: Pleuropulmonary blastoma in adolescence: A rare tumor beyond first decade of life.
abstract: Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a unique dysontogenetic and a primitive neoplasm occuring almost exclusively in the first decade of life, as a pulmonary- and/or pleural-based tumor with cystic, solid, or combined cystic and solid features. It is characterized histologically by a primitive, variably mixed blastematous and sarcomatous tissues. These tumors are usually associated with a poor prognosis. However, with a multimodality treatment approach, the survival of the patient can be prolonged. We herein report two cases of PPB in adolescence, a rare presentation beyond first decade of life with a short review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Mukesh K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Manphool
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Anmol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology and Gynaecological Pathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab, India.
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
keywords: Adolescence; blastoma; pleuropulmonary; primitive