Merriman T E, Beasley S W, Chow C W, Smith P J, Robertson C F
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 1996 Dec;22(6):408-11. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199612)22:6<408::AID-PPUL10>3.0.CO;2-D.
Pleuropulmonary blastoma, although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children who present with a pleural effusion and symptoms of respiratory tract infection when the empyema fails to respond to medical management. A case of a 2-year-old boy with this rapidly growing tumor is reported. The treatment and outcome of pleuropulmonary blastoma in children is reviewed.
肺胚细胞瘤虽然罕见，但当脓胸对药物治疗无反应时，对于出现胸腔积液和呼吸道感染症状的儿童进行鉴别诊断时应考虑到该病。本文报告了一例患有这种快速生长肿瘤的2岁男孩病例。并对儿童肺胚细胞瘤的治疗及转归进行了综述。
