Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
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congenital-pulmonary-airway-malformation-186-13883285
title:
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
text:
Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM), formerly known as congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM), is a congenital disorder of the lung similar to bronchopulmonary sequestration. In CPAM, usually an entire lobe of lung is replaced by a non-working cystic piece of abnormal lung tissue. This abnormal tissue will never function as normal lung tissue. The underlying cause for CPAM is unknown. It occurs in approximately 1 in every 30,000 pregnancies. In most cases the outcome of a
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Medical condition
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_pulmonary_airway_malformation
date created:
2009-09-23T21:10:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:47:04Z
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