Pleuropulmonary blastoma in an infant
โ Scribed by Yi Cheng Shi; Lan Fang Tang; Zhi Min Chen; Li Zhong Du
- Book ID
- 107598565
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-5456
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma, although rare, should be considered in the differential 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 rapidly growing tumor