Type II pleuropulmonary blastoma responsive to multimodal therapy

PINARLI F. G., Oguz A., Karadeniz C., Memis L., Poyraz A.

PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY, vol.22, no.1, pp.71-76, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/08880010590896323
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.71-76
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a rare and aggressive primary intrathoracic neoplasm of children. The prognosis is extremely poor with frequent metastasis to the brain and bone. A 4-year-old boy successfully treated with multimodal therapy despite unfavorable prognostic factors is presented. The authors support the use of aggressive treatment of pleuropulmonary blastoma with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.