Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) of Lung in an Infant: A Case Report from Jammu & Kashmir, Northern India
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Congenital cystic Adenomatoid malformation is a rare developmental abnormality of the lung occuring in 1-4/100000 live births.In most cases the outcome with CCAM in fetus is very good,while in some cases the outcome is very bad and can be life threatning for the fetus.we report here a case of 40 day old female infant who presented with worsening respiratory distress since birth and x ray and CT chest were suggestive of Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid malformation.
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volume 3 issue 2.2
pages 481- 484
publication date 2015-04-01
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