Type III pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 7-month-old female baby with impending respiratory failure: a case report
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Type III pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 7-month-old female baby with impending respiratory failure: a case report
INTRODUCTION Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a very rare, aggressive, embryonal pulmonary neoplasm which mostly affects children under the age of 5. According to the histopathological features, three subtypes of pleuropulmonary blastoma have been recognized: type I (purely cystic), type II (grossly visible cystic and solid elements) and type III (purely solid). Characteristics of type I and type II...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-221