| Literature DB >> 25493248 |
Prospero Magistrelli1, Luigi D'Ambra1, Stefano Berti1, Pierfrancesco Bonfante1, Elisa Francone1, Antonella Vigani1, Emilio Falco1.
Abstract
Pulmonary blastoma is an uncommon lung malignancy, usually presenting itself as a large chest mass causing pain, hemoptysis, cough and dyspnea; however, it is asymptomatic in up to 40% of patients. We present the case and suggestive images of a 37-year-old non-smoking lady with a monophasic pulmonary blastoma located in the lower lobe of the left lung who underwent a left posterolateral thoracotomy with lower lobectomy, hilar and mediastinal node dissection, followed by chemo and radiation therapy. After 36 mo, there is no disease progression and the patient is in good health, clinically stable and without significant chest pain.Entities:
Keywords: Fetal adenocarcinoma; Lobectomy; Pleuropulmonary blastoma; Pulmonary blastoma; Thoracotomy
Year: 2014 PMID: 25493248 PMCID: PMC4259939 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i5.1113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Clin Oncol ISSN: 2218-4333