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Department of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and Health Services,
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Department of Pathology, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, MASHHAD-IRAN.
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Department of Pathology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Abstract
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)
Zabolinejad, N., Mir-Afsharieh, S. A., Afshan, A. B. & Badiee, Z. (2004). Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report. TANAFFOS (Respiration), 3(3(summer)), 71-76.
MLA
Zabolinejad, N., Mir-Afsharieh, S. A., Afshan, A. B., & Badiee, Z. "Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report", TANAFFOS (Respiration), 3, 3(summer), 2004, 71-76.
HARVARD
Zabolinejad N., Mir-Afsharieh S. A., Afshan A. B., Badiee Z. (2004). 'Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report', TANAFFOS (Respiration), 3(3(summer)), pp. 71-76.
CHICAGO
N. Zabolinejad, S. A. Mir-Afsharieh, A. B. Afshan & Z. Badiee, "Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report," TANAFFOS (Respiration), 3 3(summer) (2004): 71-76,
VANCOUVER
Zabolinejad N., Mir-Afsharieh S. A., Afshan A. B., Badiee Z. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: Case Report. TANAFFOS (Respiration). 2004;3(3(summer)):71-76.
