CONGENITAL CYSTIC ADENOMATOID MALFORMATION WITH EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS OF THE LUNG - A CASE-REPORT

The authors report a case of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformatio n of the lung (CCAM) with extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH). A baby g irl suffered from Rh incompatibility and hemolytic anemia. She exhibit ed respiratory distress. Chest radiography and magnetic resonance imag ing findings showed a CCAM. A resection of the upper and middle lobes of the right lung was performed. Histological examination showed a CCA M of Stocker's type II with EMH. EMH in the lung is very rare. The aut hors speculate that the cause of our it case originated from Rh incomp atibility and development arrest in the CCAM lung. Copyright (C) 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company.