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'''Pulmonary blastoma''' is a very rare tumour of the [[lung]]. | '''Pulmonary blastoma''' is a very rare tumour of the [[lung]]. These tumours are often lumped into the ''pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas'' group.<ref name=pmid19124452>{{Cite journal | last1 = Pelosi | first1 = G. | last2 = Sonzogni | first2 = A. | last3 = De Pas | first3 = T. | last4 = Galetta | first4 = D. | last5 = Veronesi | first5 = G. | last6 = Spaggiari | first6 = L. | last7 = Manzotti | first7 = M. | last8 = Fumagalli | first8 = C. | last9 = Bresaola | first9 = E. | title = Review article: pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinomas: a practical overview. | journal = Int J Surg Pathol | volume = 18 | issue = 2 | pages = 103-20 | month = Apr | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1177/1066896908330049 | PMID = 19124452 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Very rare ~ 100 cases in the literature.<ref name=pmid23049565 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Alahwal | first1 = MS. | last2 = Maniyar | first2 = IH. | last3 = Saleem | first3 = F. | last4 = Alshiekh | first4 = M. | title = Pulmonary blastoma: a rare primary lung malignancy. | journal = Case Rep Med | volume = 2012 | issue = | pages = 471613 | month = | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1155/2012/471613 | PMID = 23049565 | PMC = 3461274 }}</ref> | *Very rare ~ 100 cases in the literature.<ref name=pmid23049565 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Alahwal | first1 = MS. | last2 = Maniyar | first2 = IH. | last3 = Saleem | first3 = F. | last4 = Alshiekh | first4 = M. | title = Pulmonary blastoma: a rare primary lung malignancy. | journal = Case Rep Med | volume = 2012 | issue = | pages = 471613 | month = | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1155/2012/471613 | PMID = 23049565 | PMC = 3461274 }}</ref> | ||
*Abysmal prognosis - 5-year survival ~ 15%.<ref name=pmid23049565/> | *Abysmal prognosis - 5-year survival ~ 15%.<ref name=pmid23049565/> | ||
*Typical patient <20 years old.<ref name=pmid23427368>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jethava | first1 = A. | last2 = Dasanu | first2 = CA. | title = Adult biphasic pulmonary blastoma. | journal = Conn Med | volume = 77 | issue = 1 | pages = 19-22 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23427368 }}</ref> | *Typical patient <20 years old.<ref name=pmid23427368>{{Cite journal | last1 = Jethava | first1 = A. | last2 = Dasanu | first2 = CA. | title = Adult biphasic pulmonary blastoma. | journal = Conn Med | volume = 77 | issue = 1 | pages = 19-22 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23427368 | URL = http://bjr.birjournals.org/content/78/929/437.full }}</ref> | ||
**Adults usu. in 40s. | **Adults usu. in 40s. | ||
===Classification=== | ===Classification=== | ||
Traditionally subdivided into:<ref name=pmid15845939>{{Cite journal | last1 = Walker | first1 = RI. | last2 = Suvarna | first2 = K. | last3 = Matthews | first3 = S. | title = Case report: pulmonary blastoma: presentation of two atypical cases and review of the literature. | journal = Br J Radiol | volume = 78 | issue = 929 | pages = 437-40 | month = May | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1259/bjr/45172814 | PMID = 15845939 }}</ref> | |||
*Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA). | *Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA). | ||
*Classic biphasic pulmonary blastoma (CBPB). | *Classic biphasic pulmonary blastoma (CBPB). | ||
*Pleuropulmonary blastoma | *Pleuropulmonary blastoma. | ||
**Now considered a separate entity.<ref name=pmid21513998>{{Cite journal | last1 = Van Loo | first1 = S. | last2 = Boeykens | first2 = E. | last3 = Stappaerts | first3 = I. | last4 = Rutsaert | first4 = R. | title = Classic biphasic pulmonary blastoma: a case report and review of the literature. | journal = Lung Cancer | volume = 73 | issue = 2 | pages = 127-32 | month = Aug | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1016/j.lungcan.2011.03.018 | PMID = 21513998 }}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Lung tumour. | *Lung tumour. | ||