Pulmonary Blastoma

02/01/1993 - "A case of a 7-year-old girl with pulmonary blastoma is reported in which the primary tumor is extremely Ga-67-avid and in which the gallium scans were helpful in determining early recurrence and metastatic disease to the brain."

12/01/1985 - "In all four pulmonary blastomas and in five of nine carcinosarcomas, the sarcomatous elements failed to stain for keratin but in the remaining four carcinosarcomas there was focal staining. "
12/01/1985 - "Pulmonary blastoma, carcinosarcoma and spindle-cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical study of keratin intermediate filaments."
06/01/1988 - "The immunohistochemical staining patterns of three pulmonary blastomas (PBs) were studied for markers of mesenchymal (vimentin, muscle-specific actin) and epithelial (cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen) differentiation to clarify their phenotypic nature and, possibly, their histogenesis. "
03/01/1989 - "Three cases of pulmonary blastoma (PB) were investigated microscopically with conventional stainings and immunohistochemically with monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratin, vimentin, desmin and neurofilament protein. "

01/01/1991 - "In order to investigate the probable embryonic nature of pulmonary blastoma, immunohistochemical studies were performed using stage-specific embryonic antigens (Ley, Lex, sialyl Lex-i) in case of pulmonary blastoma with a very wide spectrum of morphological features. "

04/01/2007 - "We believe that further studies are warranted to confirm the possible effects of sorafenib on pulmonary blastomas."
04/01/2007 - "We report a rare case of renal metastasis of biphasic pulmonary blastoma that responded to sorafenib, an oral multikinase inhibitor. "
04/01/2007 - "Pulmonary blastoma with renal metastasis responds to sorafenib."

01/01/1991 - "In order to investigate the probable embryonic nature of pulmonary blastoma, immunohistochemical studies were performed using stage-specific embryonic antigens (Ley, Lex, sialyl Lex-i) in case of pulmonary blastoma with a very wide spectrum of morphological features. "

10/01/2011 - "There were one case each of pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) in a girl of 9 years and pulmonary blastoma (PB) in a girl of 2 years of age. "
03/01/2010 - "The subject of pediatric lung masses is confusing because the terms pleuropulmonary blastoma and pulmonary blastoma have been used interchangeably in previously reported cases. "
03/01/2010 - "Pulmonary blastoma in a neonate: a lesion distinct from pleuropulmonary blastoma with unique cytogenetic features."
04/20/2005 - "It is now recognized in two forms: adult type pulmonary blastoma and childhood pleuropulmonary blastoma. "
04/01/2002 - "Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is known to be the pulmonary blastoma of childhood. "

12/01/2011 - "A left pulmonary mass inseparable from the heart was identified and serum alpha-fetoprotein was 4160 ng/ml. The morphologic aspects and immunohistochemistry of the biopsy specimen, in conjunction with the clinical findings were compatible with a diagnosis of pulmonary blastoma with germ cell differentiation. "
12/01/1992 - "The epithelial cells of pulmonary blastomas may occasionally de-differentiate into cells functionally resembling fetal hepatic, foregut and yolk sac cells expressing AFP. "
05/01/1998 - "Alpha-fetoprotein producing pulmonary blastoma in a patient with systemic sclerosis: pathogenetic analysis."
09/01/1991 - "We describe the clinical and pathologic features of two cases of pulmonary blastoma having alpha-fetoprotein production and histologic areas of yolk sac tumor. "
05/01/1989 - "A 75-year-old male case of a pulmonary blastoma with high serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels is reported. "

04/01/2012 - "Preoperative biopsy samples and paired surgical specimens from 20 pleomorphic carcinomas, two pulmonary blastomas and one carcinosarcoma (training set) were studied for vimentin immunohistochemistry. "
06/01/1988 - "The immunohistochemical staining patterns of three pulmonary blastomas (PBs) were studied for markers of mesenchymal (vimentin, muscle-specific actin) and epithelial (cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen) differentiation to clarify their phenotypic nature and, possibly, their histogenesis. "
01/01/1988 - "We report two cases of pulmonary blastoma with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation documented for the first time by electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry including documentation for myoglobin, actin, vimentin and desmin. "
03/01/1989 - "Three cases of pulmonary blastoma (PB) were investigated microscopically with conventional stainings and immunohistochemically with monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratin, vimentin, desmin and neurofilament protein. "

06/01/2003 - "Beta-catenin mutations in pulmonary blastomas: association with morule formation."
07/01/2007 - "To understand the molecular process of histogenesis of this tumor, a whole genome allelic imbalance (AI) scanning using a high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism array as well as mutational analysis of the p53, EGFR, KRAS and beta-catenin genes were performed against the epithelial and mesenchymal components in the primary tumor and a metastatic tumor in a case of pulmonary blastoma. "
07/01/2004 - "We recently demonstrated that low-grade adenocarcinoma of the fetal lung type (L-FLAC)/well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA), the epithelial prototype of classic pulmonary blastoma (CPB), shows N/C localization of beta-catenin with genetic mutation. "
07/01/2004 - "Aberrant nuclear/cytoplasmic localization and gene mutation of beta-catenin in classic pulmonary blastoma: beta-catenin immunostaining is useful for distinguishing between classic pulmonary blastoma and a blastomatoid variant of carcinosarcoma."
06/01/2003 - "To elucidate the contribution of beta-catenin gene mutation to the development of pulmonary blastomas, we analysed mutations in three well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinomas (WDFAs) and six biphasic pulmonary blastomas (BPBs). "

01/01/1998 - "5 microns frozen sections from 15 nephroblastomas, 13 neuroblastomas, six rhabdomyosarcomas, one Ewing sarcoma and one pulmonary blastoma were analyzed by the alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase (APAAP) method using murine monoclonal antibodies. "
02/01/1990 - "The reaction pattern found in thirteen different pulmonary blastomas was tested with four different polyclonal and six different monoclonal antibodies using the avidin-biotin-reaction. "
03/01/1989 - "Three cases of pulmonary blastoma (PB) were investigated microscopically with conventional stainings and immunohistochemically with monoclonal antibodies to cytokeratin, vimentin, desmin and neurofilament protein. "

12/01/1995 - "The case is reported of a 2-year-old boy with pleuro-pulmonary blastoma who achieved partial remission with conventional chemotherapy and surgery. "
02/01/1998 - "Pulmonary blastoma: case report of a patient with a 7-year remission and review of chemotherapy experience in the world literature."
07/01/1984 - "Pulmonary blastoma: remission with chemotherapy."
01/01/2015 - "After that, chemotherapy was not effective afterward and he died of the progression of biphasic pulmonary blastoma on the 292nd day of illness. "
02/01/2010 - "Preoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy for pulmonary blastoma: a case report."

08/01/1994 - "Our observation suggest that this intensive combination chemotherapy is effective in recurrent and metastatic disease of pulmonary blastoma as a surgical adjuvant."
01/01/1982 - "We report a case of metastatic pulmonary blastoma that had a partial remission with combination chemotherapy. "

11/01/2010 - "The authors report the case of a 24-year-old woman in complete remission 4 years after treatment for a biphasic pulmonary blastoma. "

02/01/1998 - "The world literature was reviewed with regard to the use of adjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of pulmonary blastoma. "
08/01/1996 - "Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma. "
08/01/1996 - "Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma. "
11/01/1995 - "Resection and adjuvant chemotherapy of pulmonary blastoma: a case report."
03/01/2002 - "We report a case of biphasic pulmonary blastoma in an adult male who underwent liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma in March 1999, followed by immunosuppressive treatment and adjuvant chemotherapy with epirubicin. "

05/01/2002 - "Unexpected response of a pulmonary blastoma on radiotherapy: a case report and review of the literature."
05/01/1995 - "Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced pulmonary blastoma."
09/01/2015 - "We present the case of a 25-year-old woman with unresectable locally advanced classic biphasic pulmonary blastoma (CBPB) successfully treated with neodjuvant chemoradiotherapy based on two chemotherapy induction cycles of cisplatin plus etoposide, followed by concurrent weekly cisplatin to 50.4 Gy radiotherapy treatment. "