Pulmonary Blastoma; Longterm Survival of Juvenile Patient
| Autor: | Ronald E. Iverson, Clifford J. Straehley |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Time Factors Adolescent Mesenchyme Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Malignancy Stroma Carcinosarcoma Humans Medicine Initial treatment Juvenile Child Lung business.industry Neoplasms Germ Cell and Embryonal medicine.disease Epithelium Radiography Pulmonary Blastoma medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 63:436-440 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| DOI: | 10.1378/chest.63.3.436 |
| Popis: | An 11-year-old boy (at the time of initial treatment) has survived eight years, free of recurrence after left lower lobectomy for pulmonary blastoma. Pulmonary blastoma is a distinct subtype of pulmonary malignancy not be confused with carcinosarcoma. Its distinguishing features are gland-like structures lined by nonciliated epithelium with a surrounding stroma resembling mesenchyme. Three of the 19 known are living five or more years after surgical treatment. |
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