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KMID : 1188520150110010028
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Korean Journal of Clinical Oncology
2015 Volume.11 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.32
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare malignancy in young adult and childhood
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Zareifar Soheila
Karimi Mehran
Tasbihi Mandana
Abdolkarimi Babak
Geramizadeh Bita
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Abstract
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood cancer occurs in the chest; specifically in the lungs or pleura with various histopathological appearances. Treatment for type I consist of surgery and possibly chemotherapy; for types II and III PPB surgery, chemotherapy and possibly radiation therapy. In this case report we present 2 patients with PPB which were unrecognized for several weeks and managed as pneumonia with pleural effusion. These cases are interesting because of the diagnostic difficulties and radiographic appearances.
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KEYWORD
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma, Pediatric, Cancer
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