Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation

  • Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM)
  • aka Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CPAM).

 

Contrast – enhanced CT of the chest of the patient with congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM)
Luca Morelli, Irene Piscioli, Stefano Licci, Salvatore Donato, Alessia Catalucci, Franca Del Nonno – (2007). “Pulmonary congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, type I, presenting as a single cyst of the middle lobe in an adult: Case report”. Diagnostic Pathology 2: 17. DOI:10.1186/1746-1596-2-17

 

  • is a rare congenital condition
  • resulting in replacement of normal lung with
  • fluid-filled cysts or masses.
  • varying in size and number and can be found in
  • one or more lobes of the lung.
  • Diagnosis
    • prenatal ultrasounds.
    • Clinical
      • respiratory distress,
      • recurrent infections.
  • Treatment
    • surgical removal of the
    • affected portion of the lung.