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KMID : 0383820070620020149
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007 Volume.62 No. 2 p.149 ~ p.153
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Roentgenogram of the Issue : A Case of Huge Pulmonary Blastoma With Multiorgan Invasion
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Lee Tae-Hwan
Kim So-Ri
Min Kyung-Hoon
Park Seoung-Ju
Lee Heung-Bum
Lee Yong-Chul
Rhee Yang-Keun
Lee Ka-Young
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Pulmonary blastoma, Lung cancer, Metastasis
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