PMC4821328_01
Chest radiography showed a lobulated medial right upper lobe nodule (arrow).
gr1.jpg
PMC4821328_01_gr1.jpg
fig1
A chest radiograph revealed a nodular opacity in the right upper lobe (Fig. 1), warranting further investigation.
Axial Thoracic CT showed a soft tissue nodule (arrow) measuring 2.5 x 1.7 x 2.6 cm in medial right with surrounding hyperlucency (*). AAo = ascending aorta, SVC = superior vena cava.
gr2.jpg
PMC4821328_01_gr2.jpg
fig2
A contrast-enhanced Chest CT scan showed a lobulated soft tissue density within the posterior segment of the right upper lobe measuring 2.5 x 1.7 x 2.6 cm (Fig. 2, Fig. 3).
Video-assisted lung biopsy [H & E stain] showing hemorrhage and cystic adenomatoid malformations(labels).
gr4.jpg
PMC4821328_01_gr4.jpg
fig4
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection indicated pathology consistent with congenital pulmonary airway malformation (Fig. 4, Fig. 5).