Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation: Is There a Need for Pregnancy Termination?
- C. Iavazzo
- M. Eleftheriades
- A. M. Bacanu
- D. Hassiakos
- D. Botsis
DOIAbstract
Aim. Congenital cystic adenomatoid lung malformation is a rare unilateral dysplasia of the lung. Three pathologic types are described in the literature: type I with cysts >2 cm, type II with cysts <1 cm, and type III with microcysts. The aim of this paper is to present a case of a fetus with congenital cystic adenomatoid lung malformation and discuss the necessity for pregnancy termination according to its prognosis and future mortality. Case. A 36-year-old pregnant woman (para: 1, gravida: 1) presented in our department for anatomy ultrasound screening at 20+1 weeks of gestation. The ultrasound detected a cystic adenomatoid right lung malformation measuring 1.45×1.67 cm which caused mediastinal shift of the heart and the lung to the left s...
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