1. Pleuropulmonary blastoma, a rare entity in childhood
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Fouad Bensari, Safa El-Kamel, Pihou Gbande, and Tawfiq Abukeshek
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Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lung ,business.industry ,Rare entity ,Primary malignancy ,Case Report ,General Medicine ,Pleuropulmonary blastoma ,respiratory system ,medicine.disease ,respiratory tract diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030228 respiratory system ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,business - Abstract
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare malignant intrathoracic mesenchymal tumour with a variable aggressiveness. It is the most common primary malignancy in the lung during childhood. In this study, we present a case of a 3-year-old male child who complained of persistent dry cough. Radiographs suggested the diagnosis of PPB, which was been confirmed by the histo-pathological examination of a biopsy taken from the tumour under CT guidance. This case was reported to emphasise the importance of radiology, whether diagnotic or interventional, in diagnosing rare cases such as PPB.
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- 2021