%0 Journal Article %T Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report %J TANAFFOS (Respiration) %I National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran %Z 1735-0344 %A Zabolinejad, Nona %A Mir-Afsharieh, Seyed Abass %A Afshan, Ahmad Bazr %A Badiee, Zahra %D 2004 %\ 10/01/2004 %V 3 %N 3(summer) %P 71-76 %! Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report %K Pleuropulmonary blastoma %K Pulmonary blastoma %K Lungs %R %X Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare and aggressive tumor that is emerging as a distinct entity of childhood disease .It is characterized by mesenchymal elements (including undifferentiated blastoma and often cartilaginous, rhabdomyoblastic, or fibroblastic differentiation) and epithelium-lined spaces. PPB may be exclusively cystic (type I), solid (type III) or both solid and cystic (type II). A 5-month-old boy presented with a history of fever and respiratory distress. Chest radiograph and subsequent CT scan showed a large soft-tissue density occupying the left chest cavity. Radical resection of the mass was achieved by lobectomy. Histologic examination revealed PPB (type II). (Tanaffos 2004; 3(11): 71-76) %U https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241499_b623b2e6c48e7ff855484a944a704b2c.pdf