Summary:
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare, primitive primary
neoplasm of the thorax that affects children. We present a
case of a girl of 11 years who was admitted in National
Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) with
the complaints of high grade continued fever and shortness
of breath. Initial physical examination and chest radiograph
was suggestive of left sided massive pleural effusion. Along
with pleural effusion, chest CT depicted a large heterogeneous
mass occupying most of the left hemithorax. Computed