Symptoms may include coughing, an upper respiratory tract infection, shortness of breath, and chest pain.
[citation needed] A number of PPBs have shown trisomy 8 (17 out of 23 cases studied per the PPB registry).
Other tests like x-rays, CAT scans, and MRI's can suggest that cancer is present, but only an examination of a piece of the tumor can make a definite diagnosis.
[5] Types II and III are aggressive, and cerebral metastasis is more frequent in PPB than in other childhood sarcomas.
[6] Treating PPB depends on the size and location of the tumor, whether the cancer has spread, and the child's overall health.