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Mustapha Azzakhmam1, Fouad Zouaidia1, Ahmed Jahidd1, Zakia Bernoussi1, Kaoutar Znati1, Asmae Lakhdissi2, Mohamed Bouchikh3, Najat Mahassini1.
Abstract
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare tumor which has been mainly reported in children. It accounts for 0.25-0.5% of all pulmonary tumors, with a very serious prognosis. Histologically, it is a tumor composed of two components: an epithelial component and a mesenchymal component. Clinically, it usually manifests as chest pain, cough, hemoptysis and dyspnea, but it is asymptomatic in approximately 40% of cases. We report the case of a 25 year old woman, with no previous medical history, who complained of dyspnoea, cough and left basithoracic pain. Radiological evaluation showed large basithoracic mass in the left lung. A biopsy was performed which only showed necrotic material. The surgical specimen was largely necrotic. The viable tissue was examined with the miroscope which showed biphasic pattern composed of malignant epithelial tissue associated with malignant mesenchymal tissue, typical of biphasic pneumoblastoma. The patient underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Follow-up examination showed a recurrence, thus the patient underwent second line chemotherapy.Entities:
Keywords: Biphasic pneumoblastoma; adult; rare
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29610636 PMCID: PMC5878848 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.28.198.13907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Comblement de l’hémithorax gauche par une masse tissulaire
Figure 2Masse hypodense de l’hémithorax gauche refoulant le médiastin à droite
Figure 3Aspect macroscopique du poumon gauche montrant de larges remaniements nécrotiques, kystiques et hémorragiques
Figure 4Morules épithéliales tumorales au sein d’un tissu mésenchymateux malin (HE, G x 20)
Figure 5Tissu mésenchymateux malin (HE, G x 40)
Figure 6Zones kystiques bordées de cellules épithéliales malignes adjacentes aux cellules mésenchymateuses (HE, G x 40)
Figure 7TDM thoracique montrant la recidive tumorale au niveau de l’hémithorax gauche