Death from bilateral pulmonary congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation: a rare case report

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2011 Mar;32(1):25-7. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181c21c51.

Abstract

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is one of rare pulmonary hypoplastic diseases. It has been subdivided into 3 types (I-III). Respiratory distress and hydrops are usually diagnosed pre- or postnatally by ultrasonography or radiography. The pathogenesis of CCAM has not been clarified yet. Here, we present an unusual case of bilateral CCAM (type III) of a 2-month-old infant who died suddenly. Concomitant lung malformation and fatty degeneration in hepatic cells make this case unique since such malformation is seldom found in type III CCAM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / classification
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / pathology*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Fatty Liver / pathology
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
  • Sudden Infant Death / etiology*