A report of adenocarcinoma in situ and congenital pulmonary airway malformation in a three-day-old infant with a review of the literature

Association between malignancy and congenital pulmonary airway malformation is a rare entity in childhood. Herein, we describe a three-day-old infant with respiratory distress and cystic lung lesion on her left lung. A lobectomy was performed at the age of three days, and the patient was diag...

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Main Authors: Süleyman Balkanlı, Mehmet Adnan Özturk, Mehmet Köse, Osman Baştuğ, Fatoş Tekelioğlu, Leyla Hasdıraz, Selim Doğanay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2014-06-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1368
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Summary:Association between malignancy and congenital pulmonary airway malformation is a rare entity in childhood. Herein, we describe a three-day-old infant with respiratory distress and cystic lung lesion on her left lung. A lobectomy was performed at the age of three days, and the patient was diagnosed with congenital pulmonary airway malformation and adenocarcinoma in situ.
ISSN:0041-4301
2791-6421