• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.107-112
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• 2003

A congenital cystic adenoid malformation of the lung(CCAM) is characterized by an anomalous fetal development of the terminal respiratory structures, resulting in the adenomatoid proliferation of the bronchiolar elements and cystic formation. CCAM has been detected on the fetus, premature babies and stillborn as well as infants and children. An adult presentation of CCAM is extremely rare. When cystic lesions occur with a repeated infection, an evaluation of the cystic lesions requires a differential diagnosis of CCAM, sequestration, a lung abscess, a pneumatocele and a bronchogenic cyst. The definite treatment of CCAM is the surgical removal of the involved lobe. We report a case of a CCAM in a 24-year-old female with a brief review of the relevant literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.49 no.3
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• pp.210-213
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• 2016

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is a rare, but well-known disease. It can be managed conservatively in patients without symptoms or require surgical removal when symptomatic. The surgical option of choice is en bloc resection of the affected lesion. We report an experience of life-threatening congenital cystic adenoid malformation in a low-birth-weight (1,590 g) premature neonate who was successfully treated with a lobectomy of the lung.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.326-330
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• 1984

Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation [C.C.A.M], one of lung bud anomalies, is an unusual lesion, only about 200 cases baring been reported by 1980, and characterized by marked proliferation of terminal respiratory structures. Recently we experienced two infants with C.C.A,M., whose clinical courses were quite different. On case 1, the patient was 25-day-old female, and suffered from progressive respiratory distress for 10 days duration. A right middle lobectomy was performed, with a satisfactory postoperative course. On case II, the patient was 7omonth-old male, and admitted for evaluation of known pulmonary anomaly, which was detected for the first time during hospitalization for treatment of pneumonia at 1 month of his age. He underwent a lingular segmentectomy, but died of respiratory insufficiency on postop 10th day. We believe that awareness of the presence of C.C.A.M. is important in making the differential diagnosis of progressive respiratory disease or of recurrent pulmonary infection in infants.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.450-453
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• 2010

CCAM with no other anomalies such as sequestration receives its blood supply from the pulmonary artery. Our case presented with a simple CCAM and no other anomalies but with a feeding artery. Although preoperative evaluation may not show feeding arteries, they may exist in congenital cystic lung diseases.