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

Balkanli S., ÖZTÜRK M. A., KÖSE M., Bastug O., Tekelioglu F., HASDIRAZ L., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.56, no.3, pp.299-302, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.299-302
  • Keywords: congenital pulmonary airway malformation, adenocarcinoma, infant, CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION, BRONCHIOLOALVEOLAR CARCINOMA, LUNG, CHILD, CLASSIFICATION, ASSOCIATION
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.