A RARE TUMOR MASQUERADING AS AN EMPYEMA - PLEUROPULMONARY BLASTOMA

Authors
MERRIMAN TE BEASLEY SW CHOW CW SMITH PJ ROBERTSON CF
Citation
Te. Merriman et al., A RARE TUMOR MASQUERADING AS AN EMPYEMA - PLEUROPULMONARY BLASTOMA, Pediatric pulmonology, 22(6), 1996, pp. 408-411
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System",Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric pulmonology → ACNP
ISSN journal
87556863
Volume
22
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
408 - 411
Database
ISI
SICI code
8755-6863(1996)22:6<408:ARTMAA>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Pleuropulmonary blastoma, although rare, should be considered in the d ifferential diagnosis of children who present with a pleural effusion and symptoms of respiratory tract infection when the empyema fails to respond to medical management. A case of a 2-year-old boy with this ra pidly growing tumor is reported. The treatment and outcome of pleuropu lmonary blastoma in children is reviewed. (C) 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.