A Case of Huge Pulmonary Blastoma With Multiorgan Invasion / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 149-153, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-122248
ABSTRACT
A pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the lung that is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and resembles the structure of an embryonic lung. Pulmonary blastomas have a very poor prognosis and make up 0.25 to 0.5 percent of all primary malignant lung tumors. A pulmonary blastoma usually manifests as a solitary parenchymal mass or nodule and multiple subpleural mass with effusion on chest X-ray and computed tomography. We encountered a very rare case of pulmonary blastoma in a 52 years old male. He complained of abdominal pain, fullness, and dyspnea. The radiology examination revealed a huge lung mass invading the mediastinum, heart, diaphragm, and liver. The percutaneous needle biopsies were performed, and this tumor was diagnosed as a pulmonary blastoma. We report a biopsy confirmed case of a huge pulmonary blastoma invading multiple organs.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Thorax
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Biopsy
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Biopsy, Needle
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Diaphragm
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Abdominal Pain
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Pulmonary Blastoma
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Dyspnea
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Heart
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Liver
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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