Pulmonary blastoma in a pregnant woman: a case report and brief review of the literature.
BMC Pulm Med
; 22(1): 8, 2022 Jan 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2009383
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pulmonary blastoma (PB) comprises a rare heterogeneous group of lung tumours typically containing immature epithelial and mesenchymal structures that imitate the embryonic lung tissue and extremely rarely occurs during pregnancy. Although cough and haemoptysis are the most common PB symptoms, they usually indicate other serious pregnancy-related complications. CASE PRESENTATION The article presents the unusual case of a 22-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed with PB during pregnancy.CONCLUSIONS:
PB is characterized by poor prognosis and patients' outcome relies on a rapid diagnosis. Surgery remains the most common and effective treatment. Due to the extreme rarity, the literature contains only single mentions of PB in pregnancy, thus its impact on the course of pregnancy and the developing fetus remains unknown.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Blastoma
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Pulm Med
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12890-021-01804-z
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