title: Cystic and cavitary lung lesions in children: radiologic findings with pathologic correlation.
abstract: A number of diseases produce focal or multiple thin-walled or thick-walled air- or fluid-containing cysts or cavitary lung lesions in both infants and children. In infants and children, there is a spectrum of focal or multifocal cystic and cavitary lung lesions including congenital lobar emphysema, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, pleuropulmonary blastoma, bronchogenic cyst, pulmonary sequestration, Langerhans cell histiocytosis, airway diseases, infectious diseases (bacterial infection, fungal infection, etc.), hydatid cysts, destroid lung, and traumatic pseudocyst. For the evaluation of cystic or cavitary lung lesion in infants and children, imaging plays an important role in accurate early diagnosis and optimal patient management. Therefore, a practical imaging approach based on the most sensitive and least invasive imaging modality in an efficient and cost-effective manner is paramount. We reviewed the conventional radiographs and computed tomography findings of the most common cystic and cavitary lung lesions in infants and children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Odev
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Konya Research and Education Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Altinok
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Chest Diseases, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pekcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdussamed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batur
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozbiner
keywords: Cavitary lung lesions; computed tomography; cystic lung lesions; magnetic resonance imaging; radiograph