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A Case of Pulmonary Blastoma
Yun Jeong Chang, Jeong Hee Kim, Sun Ki Kim, Byong Kwan Son, Joon Mi Kim, Young Chae Chu
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(7):999-1005.   Published online July 15, 1994
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare type of malignant lung tumor comprised of epithelial and mesenchymal elements reminiscent of fetal lung. Mesenchymal element may show various patterns of differentiation toward mature tissue, such as cartilage, smooth muscle, and bone. Rhabdomyoblastic differentiation in pulmonary blastoma is quite rare. Our case of pulmonary blastoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation documented by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. Usually...
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A Case of Pulmonary Blastoma.
Kang Seo Park, Kyu Sun Choi, Kyong Nyong Kim, Wan Soeb Kim, Kwang Min Lee, Dong Kyu Chung
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(10):1447-1453.   Published online October 31, 1990
Pulmonary blastoma is a rare primary lung tumor consisting of a mixture of blastomatous and immature-looking epithelial and mesenchymal components. The histogenesis is not clarified. This disease is first described by Barnard in 1952 as “embryoma of lung” because of its resemblance to fetal lungs. In 1961, Spencer reported three new cases and suggested the name ^pulmonary blastoma” because of the resemblance to nephroblastoma...
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