Pleuropulmonary blastoma: A case report
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A 2 years old girl was managed for pulmonary complaint of cough, dyspnea, and wheezes. ComputerizedTopographic scan of the chest showed a mixed solid and cystic mass that was proved histopathologicallyas Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) after excision by thoracotomy which is a rare primitive aggressivemalignant neoplasm of the thorax occurring in childhood. The patient was treated by chemotherapy andshe was quite well on her follow up after one year.
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