Pleuropulmonary blastoma in childhood. A malignant degeneration of pulmonary cysts.

作者信息

Dosios T, Stinios J, Nicolaides P, Spyrakos S, Androulakakis E, Constantopoulos A

机构信息

Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.

出版信息

Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Dec;20(11-12):863-5. doi: 10.1007/s00383-003-0997-2. Epub 2004 Jun 8.

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is an extremely rare intrathoracic neoplasm of early childhood with an unfavorable outcome. In this article, two children with PPB associated with pre-existing pulmonary cysts are presented. It is emphasized that surgical excision is the treatment of choice for all pulmonary cysts.