Extrapulmonary pleuropulmonary blastoma in a 3-year-old child: A case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Mokarram Ali (Author), Muneer Abas Malik (Author), Nitin James Peters (Author), Manasa Reddy (Author), Ram Samujh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pleuropulmonary blastomas (PPBs) are very rare, highly aggressive, dysembryonic neoplasms of thoracopulmonary mesenchyme. These have been reported in the pediatric population and account for only 0.5%-1% of all primary malignant lung cancers. They normally arise from lung tissue, however rarely the...