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Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma. A case report
Author(s) -
Novotny James E.,
Huiras Christopher M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19951101)76:9<1537::aid-cncr2820760906>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary blastoma , adjuvant chemotherapy , resection , chemotherapy , adjuvant , oncology , surgery , cancer , lung , breast cancer
Background . Pulmonary blastoma is a rare malignancy treated primarily with surgery. Chemotherapy has proven effective in some cases, and has been used in adjuvant fashion in pediatric patients. Method . This is a case report of a 40 year‐old woman treated with surgical resection, and because of the high risk of recurrence, adjuvant chemotherapy was also given. Results . At the time of this writing, the patient has been in continued remission since surgery in October, 1993. Conclusion . This rare entity is difficult to diagnose noninvasively. The limited number of case reports makes therapeutic decisions difficult. To the authors' knowledge, this case is the first reported adult treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. A central registry of cases would be helpful to physicians treating patients with this disease. Cancer 1995; 76:1537–9.