Pulmonary blastoma in a young adult
Agrawal, D.; Lahiri, T.K.; Lakhotia, S.; Gupta, G.
Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences 54(3): 189-192
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-9343 PMID: 23008928 Document Number: 663090
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare but aggressive malignancy of the lung comprising epithelial and mesenchymal elements that resemble fetal lung tissue. This report described a case of an 18-year-old male who presented with cough and weight loss for a month. Computed tomography (CT) of the thorax revealed a large mass with mixed solid and cystic lesions on the right side of chest along with pleural effusion and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Massive debulking was performed followed by chemotherapy. A biphasic pulmonary blastoma was diagnosed on histopathology.