Extrapulmonary pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 3-year-old child: A case report and review of literature

Pleuropulmonary blastomas (PPBs) are very rare, highly aggressive, dysembryonic neoplasms of thoracopulmonary mesenchyme. These have been reported in the pediatric population and account for only 0.5%–1% of all primary malignant lung cancers. They normally arise from lung tissue, however rarely the...

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Main Authors: Mokarram Ali, Muneer Abas Malik, Nitin James Peters, Manasa Reddy, Ram Samujh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2021;volume=26;issue=5;spage=342;epage=344;aulast=Ali