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Insufficient development of vessels and alveoli in lungs of infants with trisomy 18—Features of pulmonary histopathological findings from lung biopsy
Author(s) -
Tahara Masahiro,
Sanada Kazuya,
Morita Risa,
Hawaka Hideyuki,
Urayama Kotarou,
Sugino Mitsunobu,
Masaki Naoki,
Yamaki Shigeo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1552-4833
pISSN - 1552-4825
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.a.62060
Subject(s) - trisomy , hypoplasia , medicine , lung , pathology , pulmonary hypoplasia , lung biopsy , biopsy , cardiology , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the features of pulmonary histopathological changes in cases of trisomy 18 complicated with congenital heart disease and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Twenty‐eight patients with trisomy 18 underwent open lung biopsy at the time of primary operation in our hospital between 2008 and 2019. We compared these histopathological findings with those from previously described groups without trisomy 18. Mean age at primary cardiac surgery was 37 days (range, 9–69 days). According to the Heath‐Edwards (HE) classification, 1, 8, 12, and 5 patients were graded as 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively, whereas 2 patients were not classifiable due to medial defects in the small pulmonary arteries (MD). Four (14.3%) and 13 (46.4%) patients presented with MD and hypoplasia of the small pulmonary arteries (HS). Fifteen (53.6%) and 21 (75.0%) patients presented with alveolar hypoplasia (AH) and alveolar wall thickening (AT). MD, HS, and AH in trisomy 18 were present frequently, differing significantly from previous reports. These findings might be associated with congenital inadequate development of vessels and alveoli in the lung, contributing to a high risk of PAH in trisomy 18.