A case report of misdiagnosed fetal lung mass and review of the literature

• Published in: Frontiers in pediatrics Vol. 10; p. 1045037
• Main Authors: Wang, Zongyu, Xu, Chang, He, Taozhen, Yuan, Miao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 10.02.2023
• Subjects: diagnosis; fetal lung interstitial tumor; fetal lung mass; pediatric lung tumor; Pediatrics; surgery; fetal lung mass; diagnosis; fetal lung interstitial tumor; pediatric lung tumor; surgery

The patient was a male neonate, and a prenatal ultrasound had detected a right lung mass. He was born at term and after delivery had tachypnea and feeding difficulties. A chest x-ray and a computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large mass in the right chest with compression on the right lung after...