The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2011 , Vol 53 , Num 3
Prenatally Detected Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation and Postnatally Diagnosed Trisomy 13: Case Report and Review Of The Literature
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Turan Ö, Hirfanoğlu İM, Beken S, Biri A, Efetürk T, Atalay Y. Prenatally detected congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and postnatally diagnosed trisomy 13: case report and review of the literature. Turk J Pediatr 2011; 53: 337-341.
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare bronchopulmonary malformation characterized by loss of the normal pulmonary tissue. CCAM may be frequently associated with cardiac and renal anomalies. Rarely, CCAM may be seen with chromosome abnormalities. This is the first reported neonatal case of prenatally detected CCAM and postnatally diagnosed trisomy 13.
Keywords : congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, trisomy.