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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2026

Large pleuropulmonary blastoma mimicking congenital pulmonary airway malformation in an infant: A case report.

Katherine Safsten Bekker, Alyssa M Gill, James M Decou, David J Hoogstra, Erica Michiels

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Katherine Safsten BekkerMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), East Lansing, MI, USA.
Alyssa M GillMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), East Lansing, MI, USA.
James M DecouMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), East Lansing, MI, USA.
David J HoogstraMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), East Lansing, MI, USA.
Erica MichielsMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU CHM), East Lansing, MI, USA.

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Abstract

Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare pediatric lung malignancy that primarily involves the lungs and pleura. PPB can be easily misdiagnosed as congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM) based on its cystic features. We report the case of an infant who presented to the emergency department with fever and respiratory distress. The patient tested positive for COVID-19, and imaging was initially suggestive of large CPAM in the right hemithorax causing compression of the right lung and midline shift to the left. Imaging also showed two hypodense lesions, one on the upper pole of the right kidney and the other on the right lobe of the thyroid. Prompt surgical removal of the lung lesion was indicated given the patient's worsening respiratory status and increasing mediastinal shift. Following thoracoscopic resection, histopathologic testing indicated PPB type 1r with

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Case reportCongenital pulmonary airway malformationDICER1 pathogenic variationPediatricsPediatric surgeryPleuropulmonary blastoma

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