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SUBMITTER: Quilichini B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1361803 | biostudies-other | 2006
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BMC cancer 20060105
<h4>Background</h4>Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood dysontogenetic intrathoracic neoplasm associated with an unfavourable clinical behaviour.<h4>Cases presentation</h4>We report pathological and cytogenetic findings in two cases of PPB at initial diagnosis and recurrence. Both tumors were classified as type III pneumoblastoma and histological findings were similar at diagnosis and relapse. In both cases, conventional cytogenetic techniques revealed complex numerical and structu ...[more]