title: [Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung resembling bronchiectasis in an adult].
abstract: Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung is a rare anomaly which is characterized by a proliferation of dilated bronchiolar-like air spaces. It is generally seen in newborns and infants. When seen in adults, which is more uncommon, it presents itself mostly with recurrent pulmonary infections. In this article, 31-year-old man with cough and purulent expectoration and a history of recurrent pulmonary infections who had cystic changes resembling bronchiectasis at the left lower lobe on the computed tomography of the chest and diagnosed CCAM-type 2 after the histopathological examination of the left lower lobectomy specimen is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. alpaslan.cakan@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Alpaslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cakan
authors.forename: Ozgür
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Samancilar
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cağirici
authors.forename: Ozen Kaçmaz
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Başoğlu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D015615:Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male