Case Report

Volume: 4 | Issue: 1 | Published: Dec 31, 2019 | Pages: 4 - 8 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1547876436

Recurrent biphasic pulmonary blastoma in a young patient: a case report


Authors: Nabila Javed , Asad Hayat Ahmad , Noorul Ain , Aakif Ullah Khan , Iftikhar Ahmad


Article Info

Authors

Nabila Javed

Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

Asad Hayat Ahmad

Shukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan

Noorul Ain

Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

Aakif Ullah Khan

Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

Iftikhar Ahmad

Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

Publication History

Received: January 19, 2019

Revised: October 14, 2019

Accepted: October 15, 2019

Published: December 31, 2019


Abstract


Background: Biphasic pulmonary blastoma (BPB) is an uncommon and aggressive malignancy of the lung. Herein, we report a recurrent BPB in a young patient. Case Presentation: A 26-year-old female patient presented with respiratory distress and cough. Radiological workup illustrated well-circumscribed mass lesion (size ~ 6 cm) in the lateral basal segment of the lower lobe of the right lung, for which the patient underwent lobectomy. Histopathology revealed BPB. The patient was kept on close follow-up without any oncological intervention and remained disease-free for 3 years. Afterward, the patient presented with recurrent disease (i.e., a pulmonary oval nodule of size ~ 1.4 ×1.2 cm) and metastasis in the right renal region with infiltration into the right T12-LV1 and LV2 vertebrae. The patient was given three courses of multi-agent chemotherapy (i.e., ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide), which resolved the pulmonary lesion only. Conclusion: Ultimately, our study indicates that BPB is an aggressive disease and demands multimodality treatment toward favorable prognosis.s.

Keywords: Biphasic pulmonary blastoma, chemotherapy, ICE, lobectomy, case report, green