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Pleuropneumoblastoma, a rare pediatric tumor about a case at Ngaoundéré Regional Hospital-Cameroon

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Pleuropneumoblastoma (PPB) is a rare and aggressive neoplasm that affects children almost exclusively under the age of 5 or 6 years. About 500 cases have been reported to date. This case report presents a case of 10 years old female who was admitted at Emergency Department of Ngaoundere Regional hospital with fever, non productive cough and dyspnea. Aa chest X-ray was immediately performed and showed a complete opacification of her left hemithorax. Then she underwent a chest CT scan suggested the diagnosis of PPB, which was been confirmed by the histo-pathological examination of a biopsy taken from the tumour. This case contibute to the knowledge of this rare event and when a large hemithorax mass is identified in a young child, pleuropneumoblastoma should be considered as the differential diagnosis.

Source: Journal of Science and Diseases

DOI: 10.64294/jsd.v3i3.145

Authors: Neossi Guena M, Alapha Zilbinkai F, Neossi Ngonga RL, Mohamadou A, Boutche Yaouba L, Awana A

Language: English

Topic: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4415076443

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