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Bilateral cystic pulmonary glial heterotopia and palatinal teratoma causing respiratory distress in an infant
Harald EufingerMaria BeckRalf-bodo TröbsWiltrud CoerdtAndrea TannapfelPetra DettmerLeon Rosslersubject
AdultLung DiseasesMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyChoristomaFunctional LateralityPathogenesisGlial nodulesmedicineHumansAbnormalities MultipleRespiratory Distress Syndrome NewbornPalatal NeoplasmsLungRespiratory distressCystsbusiness.industryInfant NewbornTeratomaNeuroglial HeterotopiaBrainInfantHistologyGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseHeterotopia (medicine)medicine.anatomical_structurePediatrics Perinatology and Child HealthFemaleSurgeryTeratomaTomography X-Ray ComputedbusinessNeurogliadescription
We report on a male infant with extensive, bilateral cystic and solid lung lesions who presented postnatally with respiratory distress caused by bilateral cystic lung lesions. Parenchyma-sparing resections were performed. Histology revealed the presence of neuroglial cell-lined cysts and glial nodules. In addition, a neural element containing palatinal teratoma was detected and excised. Based on previously published cases, the pathogenesis and clinical features of pulmonary neuroglial heterotopia are discussed.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2009-11-01 | Journal of Pediatric Surgery |