Lung
Cystic disease / congenital anomalies
Hypoplasia
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 August 2011
Last staff update: 16 July 2020
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PubMed search: pulmonary hypoplasia [title]
Cite this page: Weisenberg E. Hypoplasia. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungnontumorhypoplasia.html. Accessed December 4th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Incomplete development of lung; lung usually weighs less than normal with fewer alveoli than expected for gestational age
- Bilateral hypoplastic disease is fatal
- Causes: oligohydramnios (renal agenesis, fetal membrane rupture), decreased intrathoracic space (renal cystic disease, diaphragmatic hernia), reduced breathing (anencephaly, musculoskeletal disorders, brainstem hypodevelopment, Virchows Arch 2009;454:451)
- References: eMedicine
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Severe pulmonary hypoplasia
