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Review
. 2024 Feb 5;32(Suppl1):S73-S77.
doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2024.25863. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Pulmonary tumors in childhood

Murat Özkan  1
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Review

Pulmonary tumors in childhood

Murat Özkan. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. .

Abstract

Pulmonary tumors in childhood are rare, but the majority are malignant. The histopathologic spectrum is quite diverse, including inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, hamartoma, primary pulmonary paraganglioma, carcinoid tumor, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, pleuropulmonary blastoma, adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and sarcomas. Nonspecific clinical and radiological findings result in late and incorrect diagnoses. Although surgical resection is the initial and proper treatment method, additional adjuvant therapy is dependent on both tumor stage and histopathologic type.

Keywords: Childhood; lung; pulmonary tumor..

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The author declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. A functioning primary pulmonary paraganglioma 3 cm in diameter in the lower lobe of the left lung on thorax computed tomography.
Figure 2
Figure 2. A thorax computed tomography scan of our patient with carcinoid tumor showing (a) a nodule of 7 mm diameter in the inferior lingular segment and (b) a hypodense, well-circumscribed, and homogeneous solid lesion measuring 22×11 mm in the left hilar region.
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