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congenital lobar emphysema

  • caused by bronchial cartilage abnormality
  • SOLID mass at birth: dilated alveoli filled w/ fetal lung fluid

  • usually in UPPER lobes (incl. RML)
  • Tx: surgical lobectomy

Cf: cystic adenomatoid malformation

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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