What do you call those unhealthy pockets of air in the lungs?!
Question:
What do you call those unhealthy pockets of air in the lungs?
What is a 4 letter word meaning an unhealthy pocket of air in the lung?
Answers:
The unhealthy pockets of air in the lungs are called cysts.
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood cancer occurring in the chest, specifically in the lungs or in the coverings of the lungs called "pleura". PPB occurs almost exclusively in children under the age of approximately 7-8 years and rarely in older children, in teenagers and more rarely in adults.
Three subtypes of PPB exist and are called Type I, Type II, and Type III PPB.
Type I PPB takes the form of cysts in the lungs (air-filled pockets) and occurs in the youngest children with PPB (from birth to about 2 years of age).
Type II PPB has cysts and solid tumor.
Type III PPB is entirely solid tumor.