Pulmonary Blastoma : A Rare Primary Lung Malignancy
Joint Authors
Alshiekh, Mariam
Alahwal, Mahmoud S.
Maniyar, Iqbal H.
Saleem, Faiza
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pulmonary blastoma, a rare primary lung malignancy, is considered to be distinct from other lung tumors based on pathological features, clinical course, and prognosis.
More than one hundred cases have been reported in literature highlighting an interesting fact about their distinctive biologic manner from histopathological features.
Classic pulmonary blastoma is composed of a mixture of immature epithelial and mesenchymal tissue resembling fetal lung tissue.
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment.
The prognosis of this rare malignancy is poor and the overall 5-year survival is around 15%.
Our patient presented with respiratory symptoms and was found to have right-sided chest wall mass.
The patient underwent complete surgical excision followed by 6 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy.
The patient showed good subjective and objective response with no evidence of disease recurrence.
We report this rare malignancy with a review of literature, and the potential to use adjuvant chemotherapy in the management of this condition.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alahwal, Mahmoud S.& Maniyar, Iqbal H.& Saleem, Faiza& Alshiekh, Mariam. 2012. Pulmonary Blastoma : A Rare Primary Lung Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alahwal, Mahmoud S.…[et al.]. Pulmonary Blastoma : A Rare Primary Lung Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Alahwal, Mahmoud S.& Maniyar, Iqbal H.& Saleem, Faiza& Alshiekh, Mariam. Pulmonary Blastoma : A Rare Primary Lung Malignancy. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-474149
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-474149