The congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation(CCAM) of the lung is the second most common congenital lung disease consisted of one or usually multiple interconnecting cysts in the pulmonary parenchyma lined by cuboidal and columnar epithelium.
We have experienced 7 patients of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung during last 10 years. They had various respiratory symptoms, which were fever, cough, dyspnea, tachypnea, etc. They were diagnosed by chest X-ray and
confirmed
by
chest CT scan which showed single or multiple, various sized cystic leisons on any fields of the lung. Surgical treatment was taken on 4 patients, and conservative management on 3 patients. The prognosis is better in patients who took operation
than in
patients who took conservative management.
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