Discriminating Preoperative Features of Pleuropulmonary Blastomas (PPB) from Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformations (CCAM): a Retrospective, Age-Matched Study

Abstract

PPB patients continue to represent a diagnostic challenge. Asymptomatic and predominantly cystic PPB remain indistinguishable from CCAM preoperatively. A high index of suspicion for PPB must be considered in any child presenting with cystic lung lesions beyond early infancy, particularly in a child with poor weight gain.