pleuropulmonary blastoma (ppb) is a rare, malignant intrathoracic tumor that occurs mostly in children before 5 years old. it consists about 15% of all primary pediatric pulmonary tumors and shows various mesenchymal components. its presentations are nonspecific and common symptoms include fever, cough, chest pain, respiratory distress, and pulmonary infection. ppb should be considered in the d...

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm typically presents in young children, younger than 5 years, as a pulmonary and/or pleural-based tumor. We reported a case of type-II pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) in an 8 month old infant who presented to Al-Khansa'a Maternity Hospital in Western Mosul with a history of repeated attacks of shortness of breath and signs of pulmonary inf...

Primary pleural rhabdomyosarcoma is an extremely rare intrathoracic malignancy. We present a case of a previously healthy 2-year-old male complaining of cough and shortness of breath. The plain film, CT and MRI descriptions of this pleural tumor are presented. This is a fast growing tumor that is indistinguishable radiographically from other large intrathoracic tumors such as pleuropulmonary bl...

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare tumour of mesenchymal cells. We present a case of PPB in a child, which presented to the emergency department with an extensive pleural effusion. We discuss the radiological features, pathology, classification and treatment of this condition. This case reiterates the importance of considering this diagnosis prior to surgical intervention, to improve the ...

BACKGROUND: Pediatric lung lesions are a group of mostly benign pulmonary anomalies with broad spectrum clinical disease and histopathology. Our objective was to evaluate the characteristics children undergoing resection primary lesion identify preoperative risk factors for malignancy. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study conducted by using an operative database 521 managed at 11 children’s ho...