Infantile type I pleuropulmonary blastoma presenting with dyspnea due to compression by pneumothorax and an occupying tumor: a case report

Abstract Background Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is an extremely rare and malignant pediatric lung tumor. Purely cystic PPB has a more favorable prognosis than solid PPB, but may be difficult to distinguish from a certain type of “benign” congenital pulmonary airway malformation before and during...

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Published in:	Surgical Case Reports
Main Authors:	Mitsumasa Okamoto, Shoka Kimura, Machiko Hotta, Yudai Tsuruno, Hiroaki Fukuzawa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan Surgical Society 2023-11-01
Subjects:	Type I pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) type 4 Extrapulmonary cystic lung lesion Tumor rupture DICER1 gene mutation
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01777-7