Spontaneous postnatal resolution of a cystic lung mass: A case report.

J Pediatr Surg

Brooke Army Medical Center; the Department of Surgery, Wilford Hall Medical Center, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Published: June 2002

Postnatal cystic adenomatoid malformations (CAMs) are managed by surgical excision. Asymptomatic CAMs have decreased in size with initial observation. This is the first reported case of complete resolution of a postnatal CAM. Premature infants with asymptomatic CAMs may benefit from careful observation as their initial treatment.

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