Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a very rare and very aggressive malignant tumor that affects children and adults. Though its presentation in children has been reported in literature, incidence is very low as compare...Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a very rare and very aggressive malignant tumor that affects children and adults. Though its presentation in children has been reported in literature, incidence is very low as compared to adults. This neoplasm is characterized on histology by primitive blastema and a malignant mesenchymal stroma that often demonstrates multidirectional differentiation. Even though availability of multimodal therapy, the prognosis of patients with PPB remains poor.展开更多
Pulmonary blastoma is an uncommon lung malignancy,usually presenting itself as a large chest mass causing pain, hemoptysis, cough and dyspnea; however, it is asymptomatic in up to 40% of patients. We present the case ...Pulmonary blastoma is an uncommon lung malignancy,usually presenting itself as a large chest mass causing pain, hemoptysis, cough and dyspnea; however, it is asymptomatic in up to 40% of patients. We present the case and suggestive images of a 37-year-old non-smoking lady with a monophasic pulmonary blastoma located in the lower lobe of the left lung who underwent a left posterolateral thoracotomy with lower lobectomy, hilar and mediastinal node dissection, followed by chemo and radiation therapy. After 36 mo, there is no disease progression and the patient is in good health, clinically stable and without significant chest pain.展开更多
Our aim is to examine the impact of DICER1 mutations on the pathogenesis of pleuropulmonary blastoma(PPB) by evaluating the mutation frequency and investigating the family history of Chinese patients with PPB. The fam...Our aim is to examine the impact of DICER1 mutations on the pathogenesis of pleuropulmonary blastoma(PPB) by evaluating the mutation frequency and investigating the family history of Chinese patients with PPB. The family histories of 12 children with PPB recruited consecutively were surveyed. Blood samples from patients and their first-degree relatives were tested for DICER1 mutations. Whole-genome sequencing of blood samples and formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded(FFPE) tumor tissue was performed in one family with twins. Twelve patients with PPB included six type II and six type III cases. Seven of the12 patients harbored DICER1 mutations, six of which were frameshift or nonsense mutations. Another case carried a germline DICER1 mutation affecting the splice site. FFPE sample had a nonsense mutation in TDG and missense mutations in DICER1.In addition, two cases with DICER1 mutations were found to have lung cysts preceding the diagnosis of PPB. Furthermore, one patient had a family history remarkable for thyroid diseases. Our results indicate that the germline mutation frequency in Chinese patients with PPB is similar to the ones reported for patients from USA, UK, and Japan. Moreover, our study strongly suggests that investigating the family history and detecting germline DICER1 mutations might be of benefit to increasing awareness and improving the accuracy of the differential diagnosis of PPB from non-malignant lung cysts.展开更多
文摘Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a very rare and very aggressive malignant tumor that affects children and adults. Though its presentation in children has been reported in literature, incidence is very low as compared to adults. This neoplasm is characterized on histology by primitive blastema and a malignant mesenchymal stroma that often demonstrates multidirectional differentiation. Even though availability of multimodal therapy, the prognosis of patients with PPB remains poor.
文摘Pulmonary blastoma is an uncommon lung malignancy,usually presenting itself as a large chest mass causing pain, hemoptysis, cough and dyspnea; however, it is asymptomatic in up to 40% of patients. We present the case and suggestive images of a 37-year-old non-smoking lady with a monophasic pulmonary blastoma located in the lower lobe of the left lung who underwent a left posterolateral thoracotomy with lower lobectomy, hilar and mediastinal node dissection, followed by chemo and radiation therapy. After 36 mo, there is no disease progression and the patient is in good health, clinically stable and without significant chest pain.
基金supported by the Beijing Training Plan of TOP-notch Personnel (CIT&TCD201304189)
文摘Our aim is to examine the impact of DICER1 mutations on the pathogenesis of pleuropulmonary blastoma(PPB) by evaluating the mutation frequency and investigating the family history of Chinese patients with PPB. The family histories of 12 children with PPB recruited consecutively were surveyed. Blood samples from patients and their first-degree relatives were tested for DICER1 mutations. Whole-genome sequencing of blood samples and formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded(FFPE) tumor tissue was performed in one family with twins. Twelve patients with PPB included six type II and six type III cases. Seven of the12 patients harbored DICER1 mutations, six of which were frameshift or nonsense mutations. Another case carried a germline DICER1 mutation affecting the splice site. FFPE sample had a nonsense mutation in TDG and missense mutations in DICER1.In addition, two cases with DICER1 mutations were found to have lung cysts preceding the diagnosis of PPB. Furthermore, one patient had a family history remarkable for thyroid diseases. Our results indicate that the germline mutation frequency in Chinese patients with PPB is similar to the ones reported for patients from USA, UK, and Japan. Moreover, our study strongly suggests that investigating the family history and detecting germline DICER1 mutations might be of benefit to increasing awareness and improving the accuracy of the differential diagnosis of PPB from non-malignant lung cysts.
