title: What do we know about pulmonary blastoma?: review of literature and clinical case report.
abstract: Pulmonary blastoma (PB) is a rare form of lung tumour and is accountable for 0.25-0.5% of primary pulmonary malignancies. Initially pulmonary blastoma was divided into three subtypes: biphasic pulmonary blastoma (BPB) consisting of an epithelial and mesenchymal component, well differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) built of well differentiated epithelium and a mesenchymal component and malignant pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB). Prognosis in this type of cancer is really poor. We present a current review of literature and a clinical case report. Treatment of PB is very difficult. Data and recommendations about the treatment of pulmonary blastoma are still available therefore we should use only observations and clinical case reports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brodowska-Kania
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kotwica
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paturej
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Oncology, Metabolic and Thoracic Surgery, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sośnicki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patera
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giżewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Dialysis, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niemczyk
keywords: blastoma pulmonary; chronic kidney disease; lung cancer