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Lung Cancer
Source: Rare Cancers of Childhood Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: September 27, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Thoracic Cancers
Most pulmonary malignant neoplasms in children result from metastatic disease. The approximate ratio of primary malignant tumors to metastatic disease is 1:5.[1]
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The most common malignant primary tumors of the lung include the following:
Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors.
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Tracheobronchial tumors.
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Pleuropulmonary blastoma.
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