Bilateral cystic pulmonary glial heterotopia and palatinal teratoma causing respiratory distress in an infant.
We report on a male infant with extensive, bilateral cystic and solid lung lesions who presented postnatally with respiratory distress caused by bilateral cystic lung lesions. Parenchyma-sparing resections were performed. Histology revealed the presence of neuroglial cell-lined cysts and glial nodules. In addition, a neural element containing palatinal teratoma was detected and excised. Based on previously published cases, the pathogenesis and clinical features of pulmonary neuroglial heterotopia are discussed.
Dettmer
Petra
P
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Catholic Foundation Marienhospital Herne, Ruhr-University of Bochum, D-44627 Herne, Germany.
Beck
Maria
M
Eufinger
Harald
H
Rossler
Leon
L
Tannapfel
Andrea
A
Coerdt
Wiltrud
W
Tröbs
Ralf-Bodo
RB
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000473:pathology; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013724:Teratoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed