title: Cystic lung lesions in newborns and young children: differential considerations and imaging.
abstract: Numerous diverse entities produce cystic lung changes in neonates and young children. This review provides an evidence-based, age-appropriate, differential diagnostic framework to use when confronted with pulmonary cystic changes. The categories of diseases that have been discussed include congenital cystic bronchopulmonary malformations, neoplastic conditions, infections, collagen or soft tissue abnormalities, and mimics of cystic lung disease. An understanding of the pathophysiology, imaging appearance, and demographics of these entities is essential in guiding optimal care. Important educational points include differentiating bronchopulmonary malformations from neoplasms and the management and surveillance of lung cysts in young children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children׳s Hospital, Stanford, CA. Electronic address: bev.newman@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.affiliation: Shady Grove Radiology/Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, MD.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caplan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*