| Autor: |
Kyung Hun Min, Tae Hwan Lee, Ka Young Lee, So Ri Kim, Yang Keun Rhee, Yong Chul Lee, Heung Bum Lee, Seoung Ju Park |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. 62:149 |
| ISSN: |
1738-3536 |
| DOI: |
10.4046/trd.2007.62.2.149 |
| Popis: |
A pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the lung that is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and resembles the structure of an embryonic lung. Pulmonary blastomas have a very poor prognosis and make up 0.25 to 0.5 percent of all primary malignant lung tumors. A pulmonary blastoma usually manifests as a solitary parenchymal mass or nodule and multiple subpleural mass with effusion on chest X-ray and computed tomography. We encountered a very rare case of pulmonary blastoma in a 52 years old male. He complained of abdominal pain, fullness, and dyspnea. The radiology examination revealed a huge lung mass invading the mediastinum, heart, diaphragm, and liver. The percutaneous needle biopsies were performed, and this tumor was diagnosed as a pulmonary blastoma. We report a biopsy confirmed case of a huge pulmonary blastoma invading multiple organs. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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