Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Vol 1, Issue 1 9-12, Copyright © 1982 by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Prenatal diagnosis of cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung
D. Graham, K. Winn, W. Dex and R. C. Sanders
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
Cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung (CAM) is an uncommon
malformation in which normal tissue is replaced by cysts of various sizes.
This malformation may be diagnosed prenatally with ultrasound by
visualization of cystic masses in the fetal chest, which may occur in
association with fetal hydrops. Three cases of fetal hydrops secondary to
cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung are described; in one case
cystic lesions in the chest were clearly demonstrated.