Pleuropulmonary blastoma

Pleuropulmonary blastoma
Classification and external resources
Specialty Oncology
ICD-O M8973/3

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare cancer originating in the lung or pleural cavity. It occurs most often in infants and young children[1] but also has been reported in adults.[2] In a retrospective review of 204 children with lung tumors, pleuropulmonary blastoma and carcinoid tumor were the most common primary tumors (83% of the 204 children had secondary tumors spread from cancers elsewhere in the body).[1] Pleuropulmonary blastoma is regarded as malignant.

Signs and symptoms

Symptoms may include coughing, an upper respiratory tract infection, shortness of breath, and chest pain. These symptoms are very non-specific, and can be caused by other types of tumor in the lung or mediastinum more generally, and by other conditions. Imaging (X-ray, CT, MRI) may be used to determine the presence and precise location of a tumor, but not a specific diagnosis of PPB or other tumor.[3] Doctors are unable to tell if a child has PPB right away, and not upper respiratory tract infection, until more test are taken and they show that there is no infection. Another symptom is pneumothorax.

Types

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is classified into 3 types:

Type I PPB is made up of mostly cysts, and may be hard to distinguish from benign lung cysts, and there is some evidence that not all type I PPB will progress to types II and III.[4] Types II and III are aggressive, and cerebral metastasis is more frequent in PPB than in other childhood sarcomas.[5]

Diagnosis

The most common way to test someone for PPB is to take a biopsy. Other tests like x-rays, CAT scans, and MRI's can suggest that cancer is present, but only an examination of a piece of the tumor can make a definite diagnosis.

A number of PPBs have shown trisomy 8 (17 out of 23 cases studied per the PPB registry). Trisomy 2 and p53 mutations/deletions have also been described.

Treatment

Treating PPB depends on the size and location of the tumor, whether the cancer has spread, and the child's overall health. Surgery is the main treatment for PPB. The main goal of surgery is to remove the tumor. If the tumor is too large to be completely removed, or if it's not possible to completely remove the tumor, surgery may be performed after chemotherapy. Because PPB can return after treatment, regular screening for possible recurrence should continue for 48 to 60 months, after diagnosis.

History

Pleuropulmonary blastoma was first described in 1988.[6]

An international registry has been established.[4]

To find out more information PPB Registry has the biggest information section on Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in the world.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dishop MK, Kuruvilla S (July 2008). "Primary and metastatic lung tumors in the pediatric population: a review and 25-year experience at a large children's hospital". Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 132 (7): 1079–103. doi:10.1043/1543-2165(2008)132[1079:PAMLTI]2.0.CO;2. PMID 18605764.
  2. ↑ Indolfi P, Casale F, Carli M, et al. (September 2000). "Pleuropulmonary blastoma: management and prognosis of 11 cases". Cancer. 89 (6): 1396–401. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(20000915)89:6<1396::AID-CNCR25>3.0.CO;2-2. PMID 11002236.
  3. ↑ Cakir O, Topal U, Bayram AS, Tolunay S (March 2005). "Sarcomas: rare primary malignant tumors of the thorax". Diagn Interv Radiol. 11 (1): 23–7. PMID 15795839.
  4. 1 2 Hill DA, Jarzembowski JA, Priest JR, Williams G, Schoettler P, Dehner LP (February 2008). "Type I pleuropulmonary blastoma: pathology and biology study of 51 cases from the international pleuropulmonary blastoma registry". Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 32 (2): 282–95. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181484165. PMID 18223332.
  5. ↑ Priest JR, Magnuson J, Williams GM, Abromowitch M, Byrd R, Sprinz P, Finkelstein M, Moertel CL, Hill DA (September 2007). "Cerebral metastasis and other central nervous system complications of pleuropulmonary blastoma". Pediatr Blood Cancer. 49 (3): 266–73. doi:10.1002/pbc.20937. PMID 16807914.
  6. ↑ Manivel JC, Priest JR, Watterson J, et al. (October 1988). "Pleuropulmonary blastoma. The so-called pulmonary blastoma of childhood". Cancer. 62 (8): 1516–26. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19881015)62:8<1516::AID-CNCR2820620812>3.0.CO;2-3. PMID 3048630.
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