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Chest Radiograph in an Infant with Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation

Chest radiograph in an infant with a congenital pulmonary airway malformation shows a bubbly lucent lesion (arrows) within the right hemithorax. The lesion crosses the midline and displaces mediastinal structures to the left. There is mild internal complexity with septations within the lesion. A congenital pulmonary airway malformation or CPAM is a developmental anomaly of the lower respiratory tract and represents the most common congenital lung lesion. Contrast-enhanced CT is often performed prior to resection to evaluate the vascular supply of the lesion and to determine if there are components of pulmonary sequestration.
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