Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation connected to an extralobar pulmonary sequestration in the contralateral chest: common origin?

J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Aug;39(8):e13-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.04.044.

Abstract

Extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) and congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation have been reported to coexist in several variations. This suggests a common embryologic origin. A 6-month-old boy presented with a history of recurrent pneumonias. The patient was diagnosed with a right lower lobe congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and a left lower lobe ELS/CCAM. The diagnosis was made with the aid of a multidetector computed tomography (CT). Three-dimensional CT reconstruction showed the presence of a right lower lobe CCAM, a left lower ELS with an aberrant arterial supply from the celiac axis, and possible venous drainage into the right CCAM. The patient underwent a right thoracotomy. Intraoperatively, the lesions were discovered to be connected by a band of tissue. The right lower lobe CCAM and the left ELS were removed from the right chest. Histologic analysis confirmed the presence of a CCAM within the right lower lobe. The ELS had involvement of a type II CCAM within the sequestration. The connection between the right CCAM and left ELS/CCAM showed an anomalous conducting airway, anomalous vein, and anomalous artery connecting the 2 lesions. The authors present the first case of a CCAM connected to an ELS/CCAM in the contralateral hemithorax. The unique anatomic configuration of these lesions suggests a common embryologic origin of ELS and CCAM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / embryology*
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / surgery
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / embryology*
  • Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung, Congenital / surgery
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Lung / blood supply
  • Lung / embryology
  • Male
  • Mesoderm / physiology
  • Models, Biological
  • Pneumonia / etiology
  • Recurrence
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed