Author/Authors :
Güzel, Ahmet Department of Pediatrics - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Demirkol, Demet Department of Pediatrics - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Çıtak, Agop Department of Pediatrics - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Üçsel, Raif Department of Pediatrics - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Karaböcüoğlu, Metin Department of Pediatrics - Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne , Toker, Alper Departments of Pediatrics - İstanbul Medical Faculty of İstanbul University, İstanbul
Abstract :
Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a malignant lungtumor affecting children. Pleuropulmonary blas-toma is a rare entity having an incidence between 0.25-0.5% of all primary lung malignancies that occurs exclusively in children younger than 6years. The tumor usually originates from pul-monary parenchyma, mediastin and pleura andespecially presents as a solitary pulmonary mass in unilateral lung. In this case report, we present a 3.5-year-old boy who was admitted with fever, dyspnea, wheezing, abdominal pain, weight loss and was diagnosed as pleuropulmonary blastoma. As pleuropulmonary blastoma is rarely seen in childhood, relevant literature on pleuropulmonaryblastoma is reviewed.
