DDx cystic lung lesions in neonates and Children

· Sequestration / bronchopulmonary foregut malformations

· Bronchogenic cyst

· Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM)

· Interstitial emphysema

· Cystic mesenchymal neoplasms (ex. pleuropulmonary blastomas)

· Other cystic lesions:

· Cystic bronchiectasis

· Post-traumatic or postinfarction cysts

· pneumatoceles

References:

· Travis WDM. Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Lower Respiratory Tract. 1st ed. American Registry of Pathology; 2002.