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Thoracoscopic lobectomy for type I pleuropulmonary blastoma in an infant.
- Source :
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Pediatric surgery international [Pediatr Surg Int] 2014 Feb; Vol. 30 (2), pp. 239-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Apr 16. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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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.
- Subjects :
- Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy methods
Cyclophosphamide therapeutic use
Dactinomycin therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Infant
Lung surgery
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms drug therapy
Male
Pulmonary Blastoma diagnosis
Pulmonary Blastoma drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Vincristine therapeutic use
Lung Neoplasms surgery
Pulmonary Blastoma surgery
Thoracoscopy methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1437-9813
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Pediatric surgery international
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23588846
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-013-3310-z