Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung report of a case.
The case history of male child is reported. At the ages of five and fifteen months he suffered attacks, of left upper lobar pneumonia. When ninteen months old, he underwent a lobectomy because of persistent air trapping in this lobe, accompanied by mediastinal displacement to the right side. He has since made a good recovery. From the pathological findings, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation was diagnosed. Various aspects of this rare condition are discussed.
D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000150:complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*