Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Types

Types

Pleuropulmonary blastoma is classified into 3 types:

  • Type I is multicystic
  • Type II shows thickening areas (nodules) within this cystic lesion
  • Type III shows solid masses.

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. Types II and III are aggressive, and cerebral metastasis is more frequent in PPB than in other childhood sarcomas.

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