A Case of Huge Pulmonary Blastoma With Multiorgan Invasion.
10.4046/trd.2007.62.2.149
- Author:
Tae Hwan LEE
1
;
Ka Young LEE
;
So Ri KIM
;
Kyung Hun MIN
;
Seoung Ju PARK
;
Heung Bum LEE
;
Yang Keun RHEE
;
Yong Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Airway Remodeling Laboratory, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea. leeyc@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary blastoma;
Lung cancer;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Biopsy;
Biopsy, Needle;
Diaphragm;
Dyspnea;
Heart;
Humans;
Liver;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Male;
Mediastinum;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Prognosis;
Pulmonary Blastoma*;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007;62(2):149-153
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the lung that is composed of epithelial and mesenchymal elements and resembles the structure of an embryonic lung. Pulmonary blastomas have a very poor prognosis and make up 0.25 to 0.5 percent of all primary malignant lung tumors. A pulmonary blastoma usually manifests as a solitary parenchymal mass or nodule and multiple subpleural mass with effusion on chest X-ray and computed tomography. We encountered a very rare case of pulmonary blastoma in a 52 years old male. He complained of abdominal pain, fullness, and dyspnea. The radiology examination revealed a huge lung mass invading the mediastinum, heart, diaphragm, and liver. The percutaneous needle biopsies were performed, and this tumor was diagnosed as a pulmonary blastoma. We report a biopsy confirmed case of a huge pulmonary blastoma invading multiple organs.
