Open AccessCongenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation: A Tertiary Care Hospital Experience
Author(s) -
Asmita Mehta,
Naveen Viswanathan,
Anil Vasudevan,
Roopa Rachel Paulose,
Mohan Abraham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - Romanian
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19205.8775
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation , pneumonia , surgery , pediatrics , radiology , fetus , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) is an uncommon developmental deformity affecting the terminal respiratory structures. It is characterized by broncho pulmonary foregut malformations. The reason behind it is an arrest in lung development between 4 th and 7 th week of fetal life.