Pleuropulmonary blastoma: A type of tumor that originates from precursor cells or blasts (immature or embryonic tissue) in the lungs or covering of the lungs. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pleuropulmonary blastoma is available below.
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Pleuropulmonary blastoma, or a subtype of Pleuropulmonary blastoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Pleuropulmonary blastoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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