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Type I pleuropulmonary blastoma: pathology and biology study of 51 cases from the international pleuropulmonary blastoma registry.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Feb 2008
Hill Dana Ashley, Jarzembowski Jason A, Priest John R, Williams Gretchen, Schoettler Peter, Dehner Louis P
Abstract excerpt
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a malignant neoplasm of the lung that presents in early childhood. The early form of the disease, cystic type I PPB, can be clinically and pathologically deceptive because of its resemblance to some developmental lung cysts. This study reviews 51 cases of type I PPB and 6 lung cysts from relatives of children with PPB. Type I PPB is a delicate multilocular cyst with variable...
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