Genetic source of rare cancer pleuropulmonary blastoma discovered The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information ...

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is a childhood tumor related to DICER mutations. The authors identify a new cancer, infantile pulmonary teratoid tumor, that has some histologic features of pleuropulmonary ...

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood cancer that occurs in the lungs or their lining. PPB often has no clear cause but may occur due to a genetic mutation.

A blastoma is a cancerous growth on a developing cell in a fetus or child. Sometimes, a hereditary condition will increase the risk of blastoma. There are many types, and they affect different ...

Kochi (Kerala) [India], Oct 10 (ANI): With the joint efforts of two leading hospitals in the city, a three-year-old boy has been able to successfully recover from pulmonary blastoma, a rare type ...

Purpose Type I pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, cystic lung neoplasm in infants characterized by subtle malignant changes and a good prognosis. Recurrences after type I PPB are usually ...

Type I pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, cystic lung neoplasm in infants characterized by subtle malignant changes and a good prognosis. Recurrences after type I PPB are usually advanced type ...

A stage IIIB pulmonary blastoma was diagnosed in a 42-year-old man with a 30-pack-year history of smoking. What would you recommend after daily radiation and weekly chemotherapy?