Pulmonary blastoma

What is Pulmonary blastoma?

A biphasic primary lung neoplasm, belonging to the group of sarcomatoid lung carcinomas (SLCs). The tumor contains both an epithelial well-differentiated component, showing tubular architecture resembling the normal fetal lung, and a mesenchymal undifferentiated stroma with a so-called ''blastema-like'' configuration that resembles an embryonic lung.

Other condition names

  • Pneumoblastoma

Inheritance type

Multigenic/multifactorial

Prevalence

  • Worldwide: Unknown

Age of Onset

  • Adult
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