Pulmonary blastoma: a case report of a rare lung tumour

Bishal Gautam; Sanjeev Devgarha; R. M. Mathur; Anula Sisodiya

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20170244

Authors

Bishal Gautam Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SMS Medical College and Attached Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sanjeev Devgarha Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SMS Medical College and Attached Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
R. M. Mathur Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SMS Medical College and Attached Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Anula Sisodiya Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, SMS Medical College and Attached Group of Hospitals, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20170244

Keywords:

Classic biphasic pulmonary blastoma, Lung tumour, Pulmonary blastoma

Abstract

Pulmonary blastomas are a rare aggressive neoplasm comprising 0.25-0.5% of all primary lung tumours. Morphologically they mimic foetal lung tissue before 4 months gestation. Study reports a case of 23-year-old male patient who came with heaviness in chest and breathing difficulty since one and a half months. On CT scan of chest, findings are suggestive of anterior mediastinal mass extending till right hila with cardiac displacement and compression. Histopathology confirmed the presence of pulmonary blastoma.

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