Open AccessCongenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung in an Infant
Author(s) -
SM Shahadat Hossain,
Khan Nazmul Haque,
Mazher Sultana
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of armed forces medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7327
pISSN - 1992-5743
DOI - 10.3329/jafmc.v15i2.50846
Subject(s) - congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation , medicine , lung , lesion , general anaesthesia , radiology , anatomy , surgery , biology , pregnancy , fetus , genetics
Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) is considered a hamartomatous lesion of lung with excessive proliferation of bronchial structure without alveoli. We have treated a child of 12 months who presented with difficulty in breathing after birth and chest x-ray PA view shows increase lucency in the right upper zone suggestive of CCAM. Patient underwent right upper lobectomy under general anaesthesia and now she is fine.
JAFMC Bangladesh. Vol 15, No 2 (December) 2019: 235-236